Liturgical Scholarship & Pastoral Reflections (2 Essays)
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Clear FilterWorship Library Editorial • 2013
History of the Church, Part 4: Defending the Faith
In the face of persecution, ignorance, and hostility, the Church needed to provide a stout defence of its practice and beliefs. The writers who provided this defense are somet…
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Worship Library Editorial • 2013
History of the Church, Part 3: Challenges to the Early Church
From the beginning, the Church met with many challenges to its beliefs, both from within and without. First, the fledgling Church had to avoid being swallowed up by some of th…
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