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The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa (4th -6th Centuries) : Augustine of Hippo, His Contemporaries and Early Reception
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Conversion, Christianisation and the Catechumenate -- 2. The Catechumenate and Historical Research -- 3. Argument and Approach -- 4. Plan of Chapters -- Chapter 1. Augustine the Catechumen: Patterns and Narrative -...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
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, 2020
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| Series: | Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements Ser
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Conversion, Christianisation and the Catechumenate -- 2. The Catechumenate and Historical Research -- 3. Argument and Approach -- 4. Plan of Chapters -- Chapter 1. Augustine the Catechumen: Patterns and Narrative -- 1. Household and Church: Integration into the Catechumenate -- 1.1. A parentibus: The Role of Augustine's Household -- 1.2. Augustine's Entrance into the Catechumenate -- 2. Superstition, Deception and Failures: Falling into Manichaeism -- 2.1. Leaving the Catechumenate Behind? Augustine's Adhesion to Manichaeism -- 2.2. Augustine the Manichaean and Baptism -- 3. The Return: Milan and Cassiciacum -- 3.1. Augustine's Return to the Status of Catechumen -- 3.2. Augustine's Catechumenate in Milan and Evidence in Ambrose's Writings -- 3.3. Enrolling for Baptism -- 4. A Disciple of Ambrose: The Baptismal Preparation -- 4.1. Passing References in the Confessiones and Ambrose's Evidence -- 4.2. Later Recollections of the Milanese Initiation -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 2. The Practices and Status of catechumeni in Augustine's Community -- 1. Practices of Admission into the Catechumenate and Their Polemical Background -- 1.1. The First Catechesis -- 1.1.1. A Parallel in the Contra Faustum -- 1.1.2. The Emphasis on Moral Instruction: Further Evidence -- 1.2. Rites of Incorporation -- 1.2.1. The Giving of Salt -- 1.2.2. Other Rites and Polemics against the Donatists -- 1.2.3. The Significance of Admission Rites -- 1.3. The Catechumenate for Children and the Pelagian Controversy -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 2. Being a catechumenus: The Main Practices of Christians in the Making -- 2.1. Practices of Inclusion: The Sign of the Cross -- 2.2. Leaving Catechumens Behind: The disciplina arcani and the Dismissal -- 3. Conclusion. Chapter 3. Catechumens Taking the Step: The Negotiation of Baptism in Augustine's Pastoral Care -- 1. Festina ad gratiam: Calling for Baptism in Sermons -- 1.1. Customary Exhortations during Lent -- 1.2. The Necessity of Repentance and Baptism -- 1.3. Conclusion -- 2. Writing to Catechumens -- 2.1. Friendship Requires Baptism: Marcianus and Caecilianus -- 2.2. Debating Baptism with Firmus -- 3. Narratives of Baptism in Augustine's Works -- 3.1. The Confessiones -- 3.2. Baptism, Dreams and Miracles in Augustine's Later Works -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. From catechumenus to fidelis: The Lenten Preparation for Baptism in Hippo -- 1. Enrolling as a competens -- 1.1. The Time for Enrolment -- 1.2. The Selection Process -- 1.3. Sermon 216 and the Beginning of the Baptismal Preparation -- 2. The Pre-baptismal Initiation Rituals -- 2.1. Scattered References on Rituals of Penance, Exorcism and Catechesis -- 2.2. The End of the Catechumenate: Learning, Memorising and Reciting the Creed and the Lord's Prayer -- 2.2.1. The Ritual Organisation of the traditio/redditio -- 2.2.2. The Calendar of the Ceremonies -- 2.2.3. Catechesis on Two Fundamental Texts -- 2.2.4. The Importance of Memorisation -- 2.2.5. The Limits of the Catechumenate -- 3. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Councils, Preaching and the Catechumenate in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Africa -- 1. Canons of Councils -- 1.1. Canon 3 in the Breviarium Hipponense -- 1.2. Old Interpretations and a New Hypothesis -- 1.3. Conclusion -- 2. The Sermons Attributed to Quodvultdeus of Carthage and the Baptismal Preparation in Fifth-Century Africa -- 2.1. The Attribution to Quodvultdeus -- 2.2. The Baptismal Preparation: Transforming the Self, Renouncing the Devil and Believing in God -- 2.2.1. Presentation of the Sermons -- 2.2.2. Context of Composition. 2.2.3. The Rites of Renunciation and Adhesion -- 2.3. "Anyone Who Desires the Baptism of Christ Aspires to a New Life": Catechesis on the Initiation Process -- 2.3.1. The Impact of Performance: Initiation Imagery and Community Dynamics -- 2.3.2. Commentaries on the Creed and Polemical Debates -- 2.3.3. The Mother Church and Fight for Belonging -- 2.4. Conclusion -- 3. Late Antique Anonymous Sermons of Uncertain African Origin -- 3.1. The Rites of traditio and redditio: Teaching and Learning Psalms -- 3.1.1. A Dubious Augustinian Sermon -- 3.1.2. Sermon 29, Latin Pseudo-Chrysostom "Morin Collection" -- 3.2. Psalms and the Catechumenate in the West -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 6. From Carthage to Rome: Debating the Catechumenate in the Sixth-Century West -- 1. The Debate between Ferrandus and Fulgentius on the Validity of Emergency Baptism -- 1.1. The Context of the Exchange -- 1.2. The Letter Exchange -- 1.2.1. Ferrandus' Description of the Rites of the Catechumenate -- 1.2.2. The Problems Raised by the Baptism of Unconscious Adults -- 1.2.3. Fulgentius' Reply -- 1.3. Conclusion -- 2. The Roman Catechumenate in Ostrogothic Italy: John the Deacon to Senarius -- 2.1. Author and Context of Composition -- 2.2. Senarius' Questions and Their Background -- 2.3. John's Answer -- 2.3.1. The Rites of the Catechumenate -- 2.3.2. Justifying the Catechumenate: Liturgical Performance and Written Tradition -- 2.3.3. John's Use of the Liturgical Argument in Renewed "Post-Pelagian" Polemics -- 3. Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Biblical Index -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Names and Subjects. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (426 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789004431904 |
