Description
Book SynopsisOptatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine’s support for Christianity.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Optatus: Against the Donatists
- The Optatan Appendix
- App. 1 Proeeedings before Zenophilus
- App. 2 Trial of Bishop Felix
- App. 3 Constantine to Aelafius
- App. 4 The Council of Arles
- App. 5 Constantine to the catholic bishops
- App. 6 Constantine to the Donatist bishops
- App. 7 Constantine to Celsus
- App. 8 The prefects to Celsus
- App. 9 Constantine to the catholics
- App. 10 Constantine to the catholic bishops of Numidia
- Bibliography
- Glossary and Index
- App. 1 The Bishops of Rome
- App. 2 The Italian bishoprics
- Maps at end of volume
