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When Children Became People: The Birth of Childhood in Early Christianity

When Children Became People: The Birth of Childhood in Early Christianity

Bakke paints a fascinating picture of children's first real emergence as people against a backdrop of the ancient world.

Using theological and social history research, Bakke compares Greco-Roman and Christian attitudes toward abortion and child prostitution, pedagogy and moral upbringing, and the involvement of children in liturgy and church life. He also assesses Christian attitudes toward children in the church's developing doctrinal commitments.

Today, growing numbers of children are impoverished, exploited, abandoned, orphaned, or killed. Bakke's insightful work begins to untangle the roots of their complex plight.

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  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780800637255
  • Age/Grade Range Adult
  • Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5
  • Pages 358
  • Publication Date April 13, 2005
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