Christian persecution, martyrdom, and orthodoxy / G.E.M. De Ste. Croix ; edited by Michael Whitby and Joseph Streeter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Ste. Croix, G. E. M. (Geoffrey Ernest Maurice)

Contributor:

Whitby, Michael.

Streeter, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persecution.

Martyrdom--Christianity.

Martyrdom.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings together seven seminal papers by the great radical historian Geoffrey de Ste. Croix, who died in 2000, on early Christian topics, with an especial focus on persecution and martyrdom. Christian martyrdom is a topic which conjures up ready images of inhumane persecutors confronted by Christian heroes who perish for the instant but win the long-term battle for reputation. In five of these essays Ste. Croix scrutinizes the evidence to reveal the significant role ofChristian themselves, first as volunteer martyrs and later, after the triumph of Christianity in the early fourth ce

Contents:

Aspects of the 'Great' persecution

The Fourth Edict in the West and the date of the Council of Elvira

Why were the early Christians persecuted?

Voluntary martyrdom in the early church

Heresy, schism, and persecution in the later Roman Empire

The Council of Chalcedon / with additions by Michael Whitby

Early Christian attitudes to property and slavery.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

1-280-84405-1

9786610844050

0-19-153519-2

1-4356-2345-2

OCLC:

191674757