John Chrysostom on the Premature Death of Children and Parental Grief

Premature death of children was a tragic, yet all too common phenomenon in antiquity. Modern scholars noticed a shift of focus in literature that addresses the loss of children: whereas authors in the pre-Christian era focused on the sorrow of bereaved parents, Christian writers paid more attention...

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Main Author: Wang, Xueying ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2019]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 443-463
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B John, Chrysostomus 344-407 / Child / Death / Grief / Soteriology
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBE Anthropology
NBK Soteriology
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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