Christianity and Society

The Social World of Early Christianity
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3068-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

Reihe: Recent Studies in Early Christianity

First published in 1999. Social history occupies a major place in modern historical study, and this situation is no less true in the field of early Christianity, where social history has attracted a large number of studies in recent years. This volume selects some of the prominent aspects of the relations of Christianity in late antiquity to its social environment. Topics covered include women, sexuality, family, education, slavery, friendship, and burial practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferguson, Everett

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Introduction, Volume Introduction 1 Ideology, History, and the Construction of Woman in Late Ancient Christianity, Women's Religion and Second-Century Christianity, Clement of Alexandria: Conflicting Views on Women, The Virgin Widow: A Problematic Social Role for the Early Church? The Education of Girls in Fourth-Century Rome, Submitting the Neck of Your Mind: Gregory the Great and Women of Power, Helvidius, Jovinian, and the Virginity of Mary in Late Fourth-Century Rome, Augustinian Pessimism? A New Look at Augustine's Teaching on Sex, Marriage and Celibacy, Love is the Hand of the Soul: The Grammar of Continence in Augustine's Doctrine of Christian Love, Pagan and Christian Marriage: The State of the Question, The Fathers and the Children.

Über Autor(innen)

Everett Ferguson is Professor of Church History Emeritus at Abilene Christian University. A specialist in early Christian history, his work in this field includes the books Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Studies in Early Christianity, and The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today