The importance of early Christian thought for theology today. The church in the world

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dc.contributor.authorVan de Beek, Abrahamen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T10:13:20Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T10:13:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionCITATION: Van de Beek, A. 2020. The importance of early Christian thought for theology today. The church in the world. Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 6(1):525-546, doi:10.17570/sti.2020.v6n1.a.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at: http://www.scielo.org.za
dc.description.abstractEarly Christianity is not only a source of historical interest, it also challenges the systematic theology and Christian ethics of today. Early Christians saw themselves as a community of life with the Eucharist at its centre. Because they participated in eternal life, they were willing to sacrifice their earthly lives in times of persecution and in the care for those who were in mortal danger. As a community of life, they rejected killing any human being, and thus also rejected abortion and military service. They were not an alternative community marked by their diet, dress or emancipation. In such issues they adapted to their environment. They made a difference by their love for those who were in need and by their faithfulness to Christ - though their message was sometimes better than their praxis.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent20 pages
dc.identifier.citationVan de Beek, A. 2020. The importance of early Christian thought for theology today. The church in the world. Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 6(1):525-546, doi:10.17570/sti.2020.v6n1.aen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2413-9467 (online)
dc.identifier.issn2413-9459 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.17570/sti.2020.v6n1.a
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124371
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherPieter de Waal Neethling Trust
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subjectChristianity and other religionsen_ZA
dc.subjectLife -- Biblical teachingen_ZA
dc.subjectChristian ethicsen_ZA
dc.titleThe importance of early Christian thought for theology today. The church in the worlden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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