Keywords:
Athanasius,-Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria,--373
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John Chrysostom,-Saint,--407
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Bishops-Rome-History-Early church, ca. 30-600
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Athanasius,-Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria ; 373..
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John Chrysostom,-Saint ; 407..
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Bishops-Rome-History-Early church, ca. 30-600
Description / Table of Contents:
A free open access ebook is upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time. Bishops in Flight examines the various ways these episcopal leaders both appealed to and altered the discourse of Christian flight to defend their status as purveyors of Christian truth, even when their exiles appeared to condemn them. Their stories illuminate how profoundly Christian authors deployed theological discourse and the rhetoric of heresy to respond to the phenomenal political instability of the fourth and fifth centuries.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (224 pages)
ISBN:
9780520971806
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5755381
DDC:
270.2092
Language:
English
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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