Holy bishops in late antiquity: the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition
Pragmatic authority -- Spiritual authority -- Ascetic authority -- Two unlikely bishops : Synesius of Cyrene and Theodore of Sykeon -- The episcopate : work or honor? -- Social contexts -- Cities -- Empire -- The bishop as a new urban functionary -- Epilogue : holy bishops
| Summary: | Pragmatic authority -- Spiritual authority -- Ascetic authority -- Two unlikely bishops : Synesius of Cyrene and Theodore of Sykeon -- The episcopate : work or honor? -- Social contexts -- Cities -- Empire -- The bishop as a new urban functionary -- Epilogue : holy bishops |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-338) and index Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Rezensionen: A. Silva, Augustinus 50 (2005) 497f. ; P. Maraval, Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique 101 (2006) 710-713 ; P. Gemeinhardt, Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum 13 (2009) 380f |
| Physical Description: | XII, 346 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-24296-8 0-520-24296-3 |
