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Serving the Christian state in late antiquity / Robin Whelan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whelan, Robin, 1988- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church and state--Rome.
- Church and state.
- Church and state--Byzantine Empire.
- Public officers--Religious life--Rome.
- Public officers.
- Public officers--Religious life--Byzantine Empire.
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Rome--Politics and government--284-476.
- Rome.
- Byzantine Empire--Politics and government--To 527.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Byzantine Empire--Politics and government--527-1081.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "How did the state become Christian in late antiquity? This book considers, not emperors and bishops, but those who served the state as courtiers, bureaucrats, and governors and argues that that they could be seen-and indeed, could see themselves-as distinctly Christian authority figures"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Making the state Christian : religious uniformity and administration, 300-600 CE
- Confession and conformity in East and West
- The Contours of uniformity : excluded groups in late ancient administration
- Terms of service : representing Christian officials in late ancient texts
- How to be both : models of pious governance
- Imperial Christians : palace and churches in fifth- and sixth century Constantinople
- Our people in the palace : official churchgoing and patronage at post-imperial courts
- Communication strategies : provincial governors and Christian communities
- ISBN:
- 1-009-71469-4
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