Devotion and Dissent:

The Practice of Christianity in Roman Africa

An Interdisciplinary Working Group for the Study of Christianity in Roman Africa during the second through seventh centuries.  This project has been funded by grants from The Florida State University, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Academy of Religion.

Through this site, researchers may access the work in progress of the group.  Papers are grouped by topic, in chronological order of preparation.

For further information contact: Patout.Burns@vanderbilt.edu

Members

 

Topics

Burial Practices and Care for the Dead

Baptism and Initiation Rituals

Cult of the Saints

Eucharist and other Ritual Meals

Penance

Church Leadership: Roles and Requirements

Books and Reading

Marriage and Family (AAR 2000)

Pious Practices

Prayer

 

 
 
 

Shows

 Hippo Regius: Basilica and Baptistry

Madaura: City and Basilica

Tipasa: Basilica, Baptistry, Cemetery