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Author : Raymond Van Dam
Release : 2003-03-18
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 122/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Families and Friends in Late Roman Cappadocia by : Raymond Van Dam
Download or read book Families and Friends in Late Roman Cappadocia written by Raymond Van Dam. This book was released on 2003-03-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Van Dam's exploration . . . makes for fascinating reading and should provoke fruitful debate."—Choice
Author : Raymond Van Dam
Release : 2002-09-27
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 811/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kingdom of Snow by : Raymond Van Dam
Download or read book Kingdom of Snow written by Raymond Van Dam. This book was released on 2002-09-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kingdom of Snow investigates the impact of Roman rule in Cappadocia and the fate of classical Greek culture in an increasingly Christian society.
Author : Jaclyn L. Maxwell
Release : 2006-10-19
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 471/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Christianization and Communication in Late Antiquity by : Jaclyn L. Maxwell
Download or read book Christianization and Communication in Late Antiquity written by Jaclyn L. Maxwell. This book was released on 2006-10-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did ordinary people and Church authorities communicate with each other in late antiquity and how did this interaction affect the processes of Christianization in the Roman Empire? By studying the relationship between the preacher and his congregation within the context of classical, urban traditions of public speaking, this book explains some of the reasons for the popularity of Christian sermons during the period. Its focus on John Chrysostom's sermons allows us to see how an educated church leader responded to and was influenced by a congregation of ordinary Christians. As a preacher in Antioch, Chrysostom took great care to convey his lessons to his congregation, which included a broad cross-section of society. Because of this, his sermons provide a fascinating view into the variety of beliefs held by the laity, demonstrating that many people could be actively engaged in their religion while disagreeing with their preacher.
Author : Claudia Rapp
Release : 2005
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 172/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity by : Claudia Rapp
Download or read book Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity written by Claudia Rapp. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 300 and 600, Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishop—as the highest Church official in his city—from model Christian to model citizen. Claudia Rapp's exceptionally learned, innovative, and groundbreaking work traces this transition with a twofold aim: to deemphasize the reign of the emperor Constantine, which has traditionally been regarded as a watershed in the development of the Church as an institution, and to bring to the fore the continued importance of the religious underpinnings of the bishop's role as civic leader. Rapp rejects Max Weber’s categories of “charismatic” versus “institutional” authority that have traditionally been used to distinguish the nature of episcopal authority from that of the ascetic and holy man. Instead she proposes a model of spiritual authority, ascetic authority and pragmatic authority, in which a bishop’s visible asceticism is taken as evidence of his spiritual powers and at the same time provides the justification for his public role. In clear and graceful prose, Rapp provides a wholly fresh analysis of the changing dynamics of social mobility as played out in episcopal appointments.
Author : Carmen Angela Cvetković
Release : 2019-02-19
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 515/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity by : Carmen Angela Cvetković
Download or read book Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity written by Carmen Angela Cvetković. This book was released on 2019-02-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent studies on the development of early Christianity emphasize the fragmentation of the late ancient world while paying less attention to a distinctive feature of the Christianity of this time which is its inter-connectivity. Both local and trans-regional networks of interaction contributed to the expansion of Christianity in this age of fragmentation. This volume investigates a specific aspect of this inter-connectivity in the area of the Mediterranean by focusing on the formation and operation of episcopal networks. The rise of the bishop as a major figure of authority resulted in an increase in long-distance communication among church elites coming from different geographical areas and belonging to distinct ecclesiastical and theological traditions. Locally, the bishops in their roles as teachers, defenders of faith, patrons etc. were expected to interact with individuals of diverse social background who formed their congregations and with secular authorities. Consequently, this volume explores the nature and quality of various types of episcopal relationships in Late Antiquity attempting to understand how they were established, cultivated and put to use across cultural, linguistic, social and geographical boundaries.
