The contributors of this volume address the question of identity among Christ-believers from the viewpoint of prayer. Prayer brings into the discussion several

This book investigates the interplay between prayer and identity formation and the socializing character of Christian prayer: how prayer established a relations

Shawn J. Wilhite's commentary on the Didache complements the study of early Christianity through historical, literary, and theological readings of the Apostolic

Examines the role played by the Old Testament in the formation of early Christian thinking.

The essays collected in Christians Shaping Identity celebrate Pauline Allen’s significant contribution to early Christian, late antique, and Byzantine studies