Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity: The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition. By Claudia Rapp.Making Martyrs in Late Antiquity. By Lucy Grigg.The Cultural Turn in Late Ancient Studies: Gender, Asceticism, and Historiography. Edited by Dale B. Martin and Patricia Cox Miller
The process by which Christianity constructed and established itself as the dominant discourse of power in the Roman empire has increasingly been the focus of late antique studies in recent years. Each of these three works contributes further to the debate by focusing on the parts played by various...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 278-283 |
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| Summary: | The process by which Christianity constructed and established itself as the dominant discourse of power in the Roman empire has increasingly been the focus of late antique studies in recent years. Each of these three works contributes further to the debate by focusing on the parts played by various types of ‘holy’ people in the process, be they glorious martyr, humble monk, or respected bishop. Taken together the books offer a welcome and clear analysis of this period of history and the key personalities involved, since they each turn the spotlight on separate but connected aspects of the Christian experience., Claudia Rapp chooses to concentrate on the figure of the bishop in her discussion of the nature of Christian leadership. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flm011 |