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Doctrine and power : theological controversy and Christian leadership in the later Roman Empire / Carlos R. Galvão-Sobrinho.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Galvão-Sobrinho, Carlos R. (Carlos Roberto), 1962-
- Series:
- Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
- Transformation of the classical heritage ; 51
- The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Christian leadership--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Christian leadership.
- Arianism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- During the fourth century A.D., theological controversy divided Christian communities throughout the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Not only was the truth about God at stake, but also the authority of church leaders, whose legitimacy depended on their claims to represent that truth. In this book, Galvao-Sobrinho argues that out of these disputes was born a new style of church leadership, one in which the power of the episcopal office was greatly increased. The author shows how these disputes compelled church leaders repeatedly to assert their orthodoxy and legitimacy-tasks that required them to mobilize their congregations and engage in action that continuously projected their power in the public arena. These developments were largely the work of prelates of the first half of the fourth century, but the style of command they inaugurated became the basis for a dynamic model of ecclesiastical leadership found throughout late antiquity.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Points of departure : theology and Christian leadership in the third-century church
- pt. 2. God in dispute : devotion and truth, A.D. 318-325
- pt. 3. Defining God : truth and power, A.D. 325-361.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780520383166
- 0520383168
- 9780520954663
- 0520954661
- OCLC:
- 855896557
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