The Church in Ancient Society
From Galilee to Gregory the Great
Series: Oxford History of the Christian Church;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 3 July 2003
- ISBN 9780199265770
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages742 pages
- Size 233x156x39 mm
- Weight 1128 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The Church in Ancient Society provides a full and enjoyable narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church. Ancient Greek and Roman society had many gods and an addiction to astrology and divination. This introduction to the period traces the process by which Christianity changed this and so provided a foundation for the modern world: the teaching of Jesus created a lasting community, which grew to command the allegiance of the Roman emperor.
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The Church in Ancient Society provides a full and enjoyable narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church. Ancient Greek and Roman society had many gods and an addiction to astrology and divination. This introduction to the period traces the process by which Christianity changed this and so provided a foundation for the modern world: the teaching of Jesus created a lasting community, which grew to command the allegiance of the Roman emperor. Christianity is discussed in relation to how it appeared to both Jews and pagans, and how its Christian doctrine and practice were shaped in relation to Graeco-Roman culture and the Jewish matrix. Among the major figures discussed are Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Constantine, Julian the Apostate, Basil, Ambrose, and Augustine.
Following a chronological approach, Henry Chadwick's clear exposition of important texts and theological debates in their historical context is unrivalled in detail. In particular, theological and ecclesial texts are examined in relation to the behaviour and beliefs of people who attended churches and synagogues. Christians did not find agreement and unity easy and the author displays a distinctive concern for the factors - theological, personal, and political - which caused division in the church and prevented reconciliation. The emperors, however, began to foster unity for political reasons and to choose monotheism. Finally, the Church captured the society.
Review from previous edition The first 600 years: that is nearly one third of the Church's entire history. No one but Henry Chadwick ... could have given us so full and so authoritative an account of these decisive centuries. His new book crowns a body of illuminating work on several of the outstanding figures as well as on many of the thorniest problems of the early Church's history.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The First Followers of Jesus
The Jewish Matrix
Jews and Christians Survive Rome's Crushing of Revolts
The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church
Interpreting Scripture: Philo and paul
Apostles and Evangelists
Women among Jesus' Followers
'Barnabas', Jewish Christianity, Trouble at Corinth
Ignatius of Antioch
Didache
Marcion
Justin
Irenaeus of Lyon
The New Testament Text
Celsus: A Platonist Attack
Montanism: Perpetua
Tertullian, Minucius Felix
Clement of Alexandria
Julius Africanus
Hippolytus and Liturgy
Origen
Cyprian of Carthage
Dionysius of Alexandria
Paul of Samosata
Mani
Plotinos, Porphyry
Diocletian and the Great Persecution, Rise of Constantine
Constantine, Lactantius, and Eusebios of Caesarea
The Seeds of Reaction
The Church at Prayer
Athanasios, Marcellus, and the Gathering Storm
Fiasco at Serdica
Religious Division: A Note on Intolerance
Athanasios' Return: A Wind of Change
Constantius' Double Council of Unity
Julian and the Church
Damasus, Siricius, Papal Authority, Synesios of Cyrene
Basil of Caesarea (Cappadocia)
Ambrose
Ambrosiaster
Donatism
Monks: The Ascetic Life
Messalians; The Macarian Homilies
Schism at Antioch: The Council of Constantinople (381)
Jerome and Rufinus: Controversy about Origen
Pelagius, Celestius, and the Roman See in Gaul and North Africa
Julian of Eclanum: Augustine's Critics in Gaul and North Africa
Augustine
John Chrysostom
Innocent I and John Chrysostom's Honour. Alaric and the fall of Rome
The Christological Debate I: To the First Council of Ephesus
The Christological Debate II: From Reunion to a breakdown of unity (449)
The Christological Debate III; From the Second Council of Ephesus (449) to Chalcedon (451)
Chalcedon II: fall of Dioscoros. the emperor Leo's Encyclia
The aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon; Zeno's Henotikon
Justinian: Origen and the Three Chapters
The Church and the Barbarian Invasions in the West; Salvian, Sidonius, Caesarius
Worship after Constantine
Pope Gregory the Great (590 - 604)
Pilgrims
Penance
Further Reading
Dates of Roman Emperors
List of Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem
