The archaeology of early Christianity : a history

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The archaeology of early Christianity : a history

William H.C. Frend

Geoffrey Chapman, 1996

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Bibliography: p. 393-404

Includes index

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ISBN 9780225667189

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Using his archaeological experience, the author here brings to life the history of Christian archaeology. From the Empress Helena's discovery of the "true cross" to recent findings, this is the story of objects which have changed the way people thought about Christianity. The book is also an account of the personalities and rivalries involved in salvaging the remains of the Christian past.

Table of Contents

  • In the wake of Queen Helena
  • Renaissance stirrings
  • collectors, travellers and enlighteners
  • Napoleon
  • conquest and archaeology in Algeria, 1830-1870
  • archaeology and Catholicism - Lavigerie, de Vorgue and de Rossi, 1869-1894
  • in the steps of St Paul - exploration of Christian remains in Asia Minor, 1875-1895
  • following the flag, 1894-1914
  • Asia Minor and further south
  • the Nile Valley, 1885-1914
  • Central Asia
  • the Catacombs
  • picking up the pieces, 1919-1931
  • sunset over imperial archaeology, 1931-1940
  • the great discoveries, 1940-1960
  • save Nubia...save Carthage...save everything
  • from war's end to Trier, 1945-1965
  • Pandora's box, 1965-1990
  • whither Christian archaeology?
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: pbk ISBN 9780225668506

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Whilst the problems of the stylistic origins of church architecture are not ignored, the emphasis of this book is on archaeological research as a means of tracing the mission of the Church and the history of ideas of non-orthodox traditions. It follows the history of the discovery of articles which have changed Christian thought, from Empress Helena's discovery of the "True Cross" to finds made in recent years.

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