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  • Between 300 and 600 Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecute... Between 300 and 600 Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishop-as the highest Church official in his city-from model Christian... more
  • Between 300 and 600 Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecute... Between 300 and 600 Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishop--as the highest Church official in his city--from model... more
  • Between 300 and 600 Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecute... Between 300 and 600 Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishop-as the highest Church official in his city-from model Christian... more
  • Pilgrims in the deserts of Egypt and the holy land during the fourth and fifth... Pilgrims in the deserts of Egypt and the holy land during the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. often reported visiting holy people as part of their tours of holy places. This is the first comprehensive study of pilgrimage to these famous ascetics of... more
  • A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos University of ... A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos University of California Press s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In this book Susanna Elm radically changes our understanding of imperial rule in... more
  • A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos University of ... A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos University of California Press s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In this book Susanna Elm radically changes our understanding of imperial rule in... more
  • The two centuries between a.d. 250 and a.d. 450 witnessed the creation of a di... The two centuries between a.d. 250 and a.d. 450 witnessed the creation of a distinctive Christian Greek culture in the eastern part of the Roman empire. This book focuses on the transition from ancient to Christian Hellenism as it was expressed in... more
  • Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian politi... Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system known as the Iranian Empire that integrated culturally and geographically disparate territories from Arabia to Afghanistan into its institutions and networks.... more
  • Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian politi... Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system known as the Iranian Empire that integrated culturally and geographically disparate territories from Arabia to Afghanistan into its institutions and networks.... more
  • It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine s conversion to Christianit... It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine s conversion to Christianity politicized religious allegiances dividing the Christian Roman Empire from the Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire and leading to the persecution of Christians in Persia. This... more
  • It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine s conversion to Christianit... It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine s conversion to Christianity politicized religious allegiances dividing the Christian Roman Empire from the Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire and leading to the persecution of Christians in Persia. This... more
  • This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics-John Moschus Sophronius of... This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics-John Moschus Sophronius of Jerusalem and Maximus Confessor-to determine the Church s power and place during a period of profound crisis as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the... more
  • An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation homelessne... An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation homelessness and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. Such monks often served as spiritual advisors to urban aristocrats... more
  • This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics-John Moschus Sophronius of... This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics-John Moschus Sophronius of Jerusalem and Maximus Confessor-to determine the Church s power and place during a period of profound crisis as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the... more
  • An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation homelessne... An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation homelessness and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. Such monks often served as spiritual advisors to urban aristocrats... more
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