Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook: A Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9781441106261 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 320 str.

David M. Gwynn

Opis

This sourcebook gathers into a single collection the writings that illuminate one of the most fundamental periods in the history of Christian Europe. Beginning from the Great Persecution of Diocletian and the conversion of Constantine the first Christian Roman emperor, the volume explores Christianity's rise as the dominant religion of the Later Roman empire and how the Church survived the decline and fall of Roman power in the west and converted the Germanic tribes who swept into the western empire. These years of crisis and transformation inspired generations of great writers, among them Eusebius of Caesarea, Ammianus Marcellinus, Julian 'the Apostate', Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome and Augustine of Hippo. They were also years which saw Christianity face huge challenges on many crucial questions, from the evolution of Christian doctrine and the rise of asceticism to the place of women in the early Church and the emerging relationship between Church and state. All these themes will be made accessible to specialists and general readers alike, and the sourcebook will be invaluable for students and teachers of courses in history and church history, the world of late antiquity, and religious studies.

Recenzje

Gwynn is to be commended for his writing style's clarity and approachability in describing very complicated events in Christian history. Most impressive, however, is his usage and selection of various primary texts that immerse the reader in the Roman world of the time . I would highly recommend Gwynn's work as an excellent 'sourcebook' for college majors in either classical studies or church history. The Classical Outlook

Spis treści

IntroductionAcknowledgementsChronological Table1. Christianity and Rome2. The Great Persecution3. The Conversion of Constantine4. Constantine and the Imperial Church5. The Donatist Schism6. The Doctrine of the Trinity7. Scripture and Liturgy8. The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy9. Emperor and Bishop10. Asceticism and Monasticism11. Christianization12. Paideia: Christianity and Classical Culture13. Christians, Jews and Manichees14. Gender and Society15. Holy Men and Holy Women16. Pilgrimage and Relics17. Missionaries and Kings18. The City of God19. The Christological Controversies20. Christianity and the Barbarian InvasionsEpilogue: The Dawn of Medieval ChristendomGeneral BibliographyIndex of authors and textsIndex of Scriptural citationsGeneral Index

O autorze

David Gwynn is lecturer in ancient and late antique history at Royal Holloway, University of London.