Christianization and communication in Late Antiquity : John Chrysostom and his congregation in Antioch / Jaclyn L. Maxwell.

By:

Maxwell, Jaclyn LaRae, 1973-

Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 198 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780511250569
0511250568
0511250053
0511249543
9780511249549
9780511250057
9780521860406
0521860407
9780511248993
0511248997
9780511482854
051148285X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christianization and communication in Late Antiquity.DDC classification:

270.2092 22

LOC classification:

BR1720.C5 M39 2006eb

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

Philosophical preaching in the Roman world -- Rhetoric and society : contexts of public speaking in late antique Antioch -- John Chrysostom's congregation in Antioch -- Teaching to the converted : John Chrysostom's pedagogy -- Practical knowledge and religious life -- Habits and the Christianization of daily life.

Summary: During the fourth century CE many aspects of life in the cities of the Roman Empire gradually became 'Christianized'. This book examines the role of ordinary people in this process by studying the relationship between an influential and prolific church leader, John Chrysostom, and his congregation in Antioch.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-193) and index.

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During the fourth century CE many aspects of life in the cities of the Roman Empire gradually became 'Christianized'. This book examines the role of ordinary people in this process by studying the relationship between an influential and prolific church leader, John Chrysostom, and his congregation in Antioch.