Maureen A. Tilley is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
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Acknowledgments Abbreviations A Methodological Preface Introduction Donatist Predecessors Christianity in North Africa Martyr Stories The Council of Cirta Stories of the Martyrs Historical Setting Conclusion Donatists in Controversy Gesta apud Zenophilum De Singularitate Clericorum Sermo in Natali Sanctorum Innocentium Conclusion New Times, New Ecclesiologies: Parmenian and Tyconius Parmenian Tyconius Conclusion Harassment and Persecution Again Sources and Methodological Concerns The Donatist World The Message of the Donatists Donatist Interpretative Strategies A New Image of Donatism Notes Bibliography Index