This volume challenges some common assumptions about the culture of the early Byzantine Near East by examining the architecture and urban design of five cities in that period. The author assesses the various kinds of religious structure found in each city.
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Examines Patristic texts and early Christian documents from a feminist perspective, including Clement of Rome , Clement of Alexandria , the Christian Martyr and the Gospel of Thomas . This volume is suitable for libraries; academics; postgraduates and upper level undergraduates.
'A masterly survey ... indispensable for anyone working in the field.' Judith Lieu, Journal of Religious History
This text tackles a central problem of Jewish and comparative religious history: proselytization and the origins of mission in the Early Church. The author offers a controversial theory that mission is not an inherent religious instinct, and that its importance was rarely stressed in antiquity.
Eusebius' work is an important record of Constantine, the emperor who turned the Roman Empire from prosecuting the Church to supporting it, with huge consequences for Europe and Christianity. This edition clarifies Eusebius' significance, introducing the student to the text and its interpretation.
This title is a 13th-century Life of a 7th-century saint Colman. It provides a rich description of the lives of the Irish saints, replete with details of the daily life of the monasteries, their royal patrons and subjects, dwelling among miracle workers and the vagaries of plague, famine and war.
Examines the continuity between early Christianity and Judaism - the focus of much controversy.
Explores the career and reforming programme of Chrodegang (c. 712-766), bishop of Metz.
This collection of essays celebrates the work of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society. Founded in 1888, it quickly established two areas of activity: to propagate information on medieval music and to revitalize the Anglican liturgy with the riches of the plainchant of the Roman Rite.
This volume examines the organization of religion - Christian, pagan, and Jewish - in the Roman Empire at the time of Constantine and Augustine. The author argues that because official pagan religion was inextricably tied to the structure of individual cities, Christianity alone was able to unite the inhabitants of the Empire as a whole.
Pelagius was at the centre of one of the most important controversies of the early Christian church. This is the first English translation of his commentary on St Paul's letter to the Romans. The text discusses the issues which shaped Pelagius' interpretation and summarizes his comments.
An English translation of Plotinus' seminal work in the development of early Western thought. The text offers detailed scholarly commentary on this area of Plotinus' philosophy, and should therefore be beneficial to those interested in ancient philosophy and early Christian theology.