Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook
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Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook

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Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook

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This sourcebook gathers into a single collection the writings that illuminate one of the most fundamental periods in the history of Christian Europe. Beginning from the Great Persecution of Diocletian and the conversion of Constantine the first Christian Roman emperor, the volume explores Christianity's rise as the dominant religion of the Later Roman empire and how the Church survived the decline and fall of Roman power in the west and converted the Germanic tribes who swept into the western empire. These years of crisis and transformation inspired generations of great writers, among them Eusebius of Caesarea, Ammianus Marcellinus, Julian 'the Apostate', Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome and Augustine of Hippo. They were also years which saw Christianity face huge challenges on many crucial questions, from the evolution of Christian doctrine and the rise of asceticism to the place of women in the early Church and the emerging relationship between Church and state. All these themes will be made accessible to specialists and general readers alike, and the sourcebook will be invaluable for students and teachers of courses in history and church history, the world of late antiquity, and religious studies.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2014
ISBN
9781441180391
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
History of Christianity

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Chronological Table
  10. 1 Christianity and Rome
  11. 2 The Great Persecution
  12. 3 The Conversion of Constantine
  13. 4 Constantine and the Imperial Church
  14. 5 The Donatist Schism
  15. 6 The Doctrine of the Trinity
  16. 7 Scripture and Liturgy
  17. 8 The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
  18. 9 Emperor and Bishop
  19. 10 Asceticism and Monasticism
  20. 11 Christianization
  21. 12 Paideia : Christianity and Classical Culture
  22. 13 Christians, Jews and Manichees
  23. 14 Gender and Society
  24. 15 Holy Men and Holy Women
  25. 16 Pilgrimage and Relics
  26. 17 Missionaries and Kings
  27. 18 The City of God
  28. 19 The Christological Controversies
  29. 20 Christianity and the Barbarian Invasions
  30. Epilogue: The Dawn of Medieval Christendom
  31. General Bibliography
  32. Index of Authors and Texts
  33. Index of Scriptural Citations
  34. General Index