Some notes on the Donatist schism

Review of recent work on the Donatist schism with special attention to the controversy surrounding the date and origins of the schism, the Circumcellions and their social status, and the participation of Tripolitanian bishops, both Catholic and Donatist, at the great Conference of Carthage in AD 411...

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Author:A.R. Birley
Volume:XVIII
Pages:29-41
Periodical:Libyan Studies
Format:Review
Topic:- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > African councils > councils of Carthage > council of Carthage (411)
- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > Circoncellions
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Donatism. Tyconius > Donatism
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:Review of recent work on the Donatist schism with special attention to the controversy surrounding the date and origins of the schism, the Circumcellions and their social status, and the participation of Tripolitanian bishops, both Catholic and Donatist, at the great Conference of Carthage in AD 411. Includes appendix tabulating a chronology of Donatism.