The amazing growth of the early church

dc.contributor.authorDreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim)
dc.contributor.emailwim.dreyer@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-15T07:15:17Z
dc.date.available2013-07-15T07:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-02
dc.description.abstractThe church grew rapidly during the first centuries. The question is: Why? Generations of scholars approached this question from different perspectives and with different methods. Historical research, analysis of early Christian texts and theological reflection were the most common methods used to shed light on the growth of the church. In this contribution five different models of growth were discussed, using the approach of A.M. Schor as a point of departure. These models of church growth were put under the headings of an apostolic mission model, values reproduction model, social reaction model, network model with an institutional model added.en
dc.description.librarianam2013en
dc.description.librarianmn2013
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen
dc.identifier.citationDreyer, W.A., 2012, ‘The amazing growth of the early church’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1268, 7 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1268en
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v68i1.1268
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/21941
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen
dc.rights© 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en
dc.subjectChurch growthen
dc.titleThe amazing growth of the early churchen
dc.typeArticleen

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