Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity

ISBN-13: 9780190275068 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 240 str.

Katherine Shaner

Opis

Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity challenges readers to re-think common perceptions about how enslaved persons participated in first- and second-century CE Christian communities. Using archaeology and ancient literature, the book destabilizes structures of domination and reimagines early Christian communities through the ambiguities of power.

Recenzje

Shaner's work has great significance for present-day American church leaders, first because she describes the historical context of the early churches as a time when slaves were present and active everywhere. Second, by analyzing the New Testament texts alongside other evidence, she arrives at a more complex representation of the power dynamics between the enslaved and those who thought of themselves as their masters. Her conclusions challenge not only traditional interpretations of troubling texts, but also debates about leadership, author-ity, and power within contemporary Christian communities.

O autorze

Katherine A. Shaner is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. She teaches courses across the New Testament and early Christian history that explore the theological, social, political, and ethical implications of biblical interpretation for contemporary communities.