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The new commandment; an inquiry into the social precept and practice of the ancient church

v, 180 pages 23 cm · "Notes" (p. 177-178) are bibliographical · Part I : The church in the apostolic age -- The church of the first days -- The social practice of the Pauline churches -- The social teaching of St. Paul -- The Catholic epistles -- Part II : The church before the time of Constantine -- Social teaching of the time of Constantine -- The scope and methods of Christian charity -- Part III : The church under Constantine and his successors -- The collapse of ancient civilization -- The social teachings of the great church doctors -- Practical Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries

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