Frontiers of Faith: The Christian Encounter with Manichaeism in the Acts of Archelaus

by Jason D. BeDuhn (Editor)

Through a systematic analysis of the sources, compositional structure, and apologetic and polemical strategies of the early fourth century Acts of Archelaus ( Acta Archelai ), this volume explores inter-religious contact, conflict, and comprehension in the encounter between Christianity and Manichaeism.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published August 29, 2007

About the author

Jason BeDuhn is Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions at Northern Arizona University, a Guggenheim and National Humanities Center Fellow. His book The Manichaean Body (2000) was the winner of the American Academy of Religion Best First Book Award.