Vera Hirschmann
Die Kirche der Reinen
Kirchen- und sozialhistorische Studie zu den Novatianern im 3. bis 5. Jahrhundert
[The Church of the Pure. A Study in the Social and Church History Study of Third to Fifth Century Novatians.]
2015. XV, 229 pages. Published in German.
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Who were the Novatians who appear to have influenced the development of Christianity in large parts of western Asia Minor? Their teachings were uncomfortable; nevertheless, the Notavians possessed an attractiveness that allowed them to survive despite hostilities and persecutions. Vera Hirschmann investigates why the Novatians were that appealing, consciously avoiding to classify the Novatian Church as a heresy right at the outset, but rather as a real alternative for many Christians.