Renouncing the world yet leading the church: the monk-bishop in late antiquity
I: BASIL OF CAESAREA AND THE EMERGENCE OF AN IDEAL: --Monks and bishops in the Christian East from 325 to 375 --Asceticism and leadership in the thought of Basil of Caesarea --Reframing and reforming the episcopate: Basil's direct influence --II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEAL: --Gregory of Nyssa:...
Summary: | I: BASIL OF CAESAREA AND THE EMERGENCE OF AN IDEAL: --Monks and bishops in the Christian East from 325 to 375 --Asceticism and leadership in the thought of Basil of Caesarea --Reframing and reforming the episcopate: Basil's direct influence --II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEAL: --Gregory of Nyssa: On Basil, Moses, and episcopal office --Gregory of Nazianzus: ascetic life and episcopal office in tension --John Chrysostom: the model monk-bishop in spite of himself --III: THE TRIUMPH OF AN IDEAL: --From nuisances to episcopal ideals: civil and ecclesiastical legislation --Normalizing the model: the Fifth-Century church histories --The broadening appeal: monastic and hagiographical literature --Epilogue:The legacy of the monk-bishop in the Byzanine world. |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-350) and index. - Description based on print version record |
Physical Description: | Online Ressource (viii, 360 p.) |
ISBN: | 0674011899 |