An Expedient Doctrine: Separation of Church and State in the Donatist Controversy

The aim of this article is not to introduce Donatism as such, or to rehearse what is known about it. Rather, the focus is on a single aspect of Donatist thought — the shaping of the idea of the separation of church and state. On the basis of Donatist martyrologies, imperial documents, Optatus of Mil...

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Main Author: Toom, Tarmo 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: International Baptist Theological Study Centre [2020]
In: Journal of European Baptist Studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-77
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Donatism / Church / State / Church policy
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KDH Christian sects
SA Church law; state-church law
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