The Early Church and Today, Volume 1: Ministry, Initiation, and Worship

by Everett Ferguson

Publisher:

Leafwood Publishers

, 2013

Overview

The Early Church and Today is a collection of scholarly articles by an acclaimed specialist in early Christianity written for a broad audience. The topics taken from the New Testament and other early Christian literature are relevant for the church today. The articles are grouped in the following categories: Volume 1, church and ministry; Volume 2, Christian living, biblical interpretation, the restoration motif, religious liberty, and the book of Acts of the Apostles.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The designation Believers’ Churches is used in contrast to other families of churches—Catholic, Orthodox, and Mainline Protestant. Another term used for Believers’ Churches is Free Churches.” (source)

Product Details

• Title : The Early Church & Today, Volume 1: Ministry, Initiation, and Worship
• Author: Ferguson, Everett
• Publisher: Leafwood Publishers
• Publication Date: 2013
• ISBN: 9780891128618

About Everett Ferguson

Everett Ferguson (1933–) received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and served on the faculty of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, beginning in 1962, where he taught church history and Greek. He is now professor emeritus in its College of Biblical Studies and distinguished scholar-in-residence. Although he retired from full-time teaching in 1990 to devote himself to research, he occasionally teaches a few classes at ACU. He is the author of many books, including Backgrounds of Early Christianity.