The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa (4th -6th Centuries) - Augustine of Hippo, His Contemporaries and Early Reception

In The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa, Matthieu Pignot offers the first historical study of the progressive integration of converts into Christianity as catechumens in late antique African sources, from Augustine of Hippo to 6th-century letters.

About the author

Matthieu Pignot, D.Phil (2016), University of Oxford, is postdoctoral researcher at the FNRS/Université de Namur. He has published edited books and articles on the history and reception of early Christianity in the West, with a particular focus on North Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Matthieu Pignot
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.07.2020
• EAN: 9789004431898
• ISBN: 978-90-04-43189-8
• No. of pages: 428
• Weight: 756 g
• Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Suppleme
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity