Doctrine and Power: Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire: 51 - Rilegato

Galvao-sobrinho, Carlos R.

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ISBN 10: 0520257391 ISBN 13: 9780520257399

Casa editrice: Univ of California Pr, 2013

Riassunto

During the fourth century A.D., theological controversy divided Christian communities throughout the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Not only was the truth about God at stake, but also the authority of church leaders, whose legitimacy depended on their claims to represent that truth. In this book, Galvao-Sobrinho argues that out of these disputes was born a new style of church leadership, one in which the power of the episcopal office was greatly increased. The author shows how these disputes compelled church leaders repeatedly to assert their orthodoxy and legitimacy—tasks that required them to mobilize their congregations and engage in action that continuously projected their power in the public arena. These developments were largely the work of prelates of the first half of the fourth century, but the style of command they inaugurated became the basis for a dynamic model of ecclesiastical leadership found throughout late antiquity.

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L'autore:

Carlos Galvão-Sobrinho is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

“Carlos Galvão-Sobrinho has taken the story of Arianism out of the stately tomes of theologians and into the streets of Alexandria. Here he finds that the search for greater precision and the new phenomenon of a Christian emperor do not sufficiently explain the devastating impact of this heresy on Christian unity. Instead, he exposes internal dynamics that spurned consensus and demonized opponent. The means by which extremists polarized the issue and eliminated middle ground will be sadly familiar to all students of the political process.”

—H.A. Drake, author of author of Constantine and the Bishops: The Politics of Intolerance

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of California Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0520257391
• ISBN 13: 9780520257399
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 310