Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity : Connection and Communication Across Boundaries / Carmen Angela Cvetković, Peter Gemeinhardt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cvetković, Carmen Angela, Editor.

Gemeinhardt, Peter, Editor.

Series:

Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte ; 137.

Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte ; 137

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Recent studies on the development of early Christianity emphasize the fragmentation of the late ancient world while paying less attention to a distinctive feature of the Christianity of this time which is its inter-connectivity. Both local and trans-regional networks of interaction contributed to the expansion of Christianity in this age of fragmentation. This volume investigates a specific aspect of this inter-connectivity in the area of the Mediterranean by focusing on the formation and operation of episcopal networks. The rise of the bishop as a major figure of authority resulted in an increase in long-distance communication among church elites coming from different geographical areas and belonging to distinct ecclesiastical and theological traditions. Locally, the bishops in their roles as teachers, defenders of faith, patrons etc. were expected to interact with individuals of diverse social background who formed their congregations and with secular authorities. Consequently, this volume explores the nature and quality of various types of episcopal relationships in Late Antiquity attempting to understand how they were established, cultivated and put to use across cultural, linguistic, social and geographical boundaries.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Episcopal Nepotism in the Later Roman Empire (c. 350-450)

A New Approach to Ambrose of Milan's Kinship

Influential Friends? Augustine's Episcopal Networks

The Authority of a 'Quasi-Bishop:' Patronage and Networks in the Letters of Isidore of Pelusium

Patronage Networks in the Festal Letters of Athanasius of Alexandria

Bishops as Religious Mentors: Spiritual Education and Pastoral Care

Crossing the Boundaries: Networks and Manifestations of Christian Hospitality

Niceta of Remesiana's Visits to Nola: Between Sacred Travel and Political Mission

The Impact of the Laurentian Schism on Ennodius of Pavia's Participation in Episcopal Networks

Building and Breaking Episcopal Networks in Late Antique Hispania

Macedonius, Constantius and the Changing Dynamics of Power

Caring for African Confessors in Exile: The Ministry of Numeria and Candida during the Decian Persecution (Cyprian, Epistulae 21-22)

The Impact of Geographical and Administrative Boundaries on Late Antique Bishops

Bishops and Mission Beyond the Frontiers: From Gothia to Nubia

List of Contributors

Index of Authors and Texts

Index of Ancient Places

Index of Modern Authors

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110552515

3110552515

9783110553390

3110553392

OCLC:

1091661929