Congregational Participation Quotes
Cyprian was the leader of the Christian Church in Africa. His non-authoritarian style was a radical departure from then civil and religious organizational style. Jews had moved back and forth between Congregational and authoritarian religious organization before, Cyprian’s democratic approach was short lived as the Catholic Church structure evolved emulating, and contesting with, civil authoritarianism. Cyprian’s approach presaged the Christian Congregational development that became the basis of most early American Christian churches.
