TY - BOOK AU - Burns,J.Patout TI - Cyprian the Bishop T2 - Routledge early church monographs SN - 0203469879 AV - BR1720.C8 B87 2002eb U1 - 270.1092B 21 PY - 2002/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Cyprian, KW - Church KW - Unity KW - History of doctrines KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Church KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index; Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; History of Cyprian's controversies; Christians of Carthage under persecution; Necessity of repentance; Efficacy of the reconciliation ritual; Indivisibility of the church; Initiation into unity; Purity of the church; Unity of the episcopate; Cyprian's African heritage; Notes; Bibliography; Index N2 - This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=72881 ER -