Pilgrims of a Common Life: Christian Community of Goods Through the CenturiesMultiply Publications, 1987 - 207 pages A thorough but readable historical review of Christian Community of goods through the centuries. Essential reading for all those interested in the practice of Christian community both in the past and in the present. |
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... Chapter in the History of Religion . Al- though covering many of the same movements , the book by Knox was dedicated to the vindication of the Mother Church and to the defeat of the " heresies . " 10 Pilgrims of a Common Life.
... Chapter in the History of Religion . Al- though covering many of the same movements , the book by Knox was dedicated to the vindication of the Mother Church and to the defeat of the " heresies . " 10 Pilgrims of a Common Life.
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... chapters and aided me with his astute comments . Not least am I indebted to my wife and my brothers and sisters of the New Creation Christian Community ( Jesus Fellowship Church ... Chapter 1 The Vision and 14 Pilgrims of a Common Life.
... chapters and aided me with his astute comments . Not least am I indebted to my wife and my brothers and sisters of the New Creation Christian Community ( Jesus Fellowship Church ... Chapter 1 The Vision and 14 Pilgrims of a Common Life.
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Christian Community of Goods Through the Centuries Trevor John Saxby. Pilgrims of a Common Life Chapter 1 The Vision and the Obstacles To approach the.
Christian Community of Goods Through the Centuries Trevor John Saxby. Pilgrims of a Common Life Chapter 1 The Vision and the Obstacles To approach the.
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Christian Community of Goods Through the Centuries Trevor John Saxby. Chapter 1 The Vision and the Obstacles To approach the subject of Christian community in our day is to plunge straight into confusion . The problem is not , however ...
Christian Community of Goods Through the Centuries Trevor John Saxby. Chapter 1 The Vision and the Obstacles To approach the subject of Christian community in our day is to plunge straight into confusion . The problem is not , however ...
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... chapter will show , the issue be- came blurred once more in the fourth century when the em- peror Constantine , for reasons largely political , made Chris- tianity the accepted faith of the empire . The inevitable conse- quence was that ...
... chapter will show , the issue be- came blurred once more in the fourth century when the em- peror Constantine , for reasons largely political , made Chris- tianity the accepted faith of the empire . The inevitable conse- quence was that ...
Contents
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The Late Middle Ages | 88 |
The Reformation | 102 |
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 118 |
The Nineteenth Century | 137 |
The Twentieth Century | 152 |
The Characteristics | 165 |
Appendix | 177 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Scripture Index | 199 |
The Author 207 | |
Common terms and phrases
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