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Book/Printed Material Bishops in flight : exile and displacement in late antiquity

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Title

  • Bishops in flight : exile and displacement in late antiquity

Summary

  • "Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and hence survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time. Bishops in Flight examines the various ways these episcopal leaders both appealed to and altered the discourse of Christian flight to defend their status as purveyors of Christian truth, even when their exiles appeared to condemn them, illuminating how profoundly Christian authors deployed theological discourse and the rhetoric of heresy to respond to the phenomenal political instability of the fourth and fifth centuries"--Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Barry, Jennifer, 1982- author.

Created / Published

  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

Contents

  • Introduction -- Athanasius of Alexandria in flight -- How to return from flight -- John Chrysostom in flight -- To rehabilitate and return a bishop in flight -- To condemn a bishop in flight -- Remembering exile -- Epilogue.

Headings

  • -  Athanasius,--Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria,---373
  • -  John Chrysostom,--Saint,---407
  • -  Bishops--Rome--History--Early church, ca. 30-600
  • -  Exile (Punishment)--Rome
  • -  Exiles--Rome--History
  • -  Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (1 online resource.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BR1604.23

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019667433

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Barry, Jennifer, Author. Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity. [Oakland, California: University of California Press, ©, 2019] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667433/.

APA citation style:

Barry, J. (2019) Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity. [Oakland, California: University of California Press, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667433/.

MLA citation style:

Barry, Jennifer, Author. Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity. [Oakland, California: University of California Press, ©, 2019] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667433/>.