The Ancient Church Orders

The Church Orders are an interesting series of manuals in The Ancient Church Orders. A. J. Maclean makes them better known to the modern reader, and explains the extent to which they throw light on early Christian worship and customs.

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• Preface
• General Characteristics of the Literature
• Contents of the Canons of Hippolytus
• Contents of the Other Church Orders
• Church Buildings and Worship
• The Ministry and Ordination
• Baptism and Confirmation
• Doctrine in the Church Orders
• Festivals, Fasts, and Seasons
• Relative Position and Dates of the Church Orders
• Plates