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Doctrine and Power - Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire (Hardcover, New)
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Doctrine and Power - Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire (Hardcover, New)
Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 51
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During the fourth century A.D., theological controversy divided
Christian communities throughout the Eastern half of the Roman
Empire. Not only was the truth about God at stake, but also the
authority of church leaders, whose legitimacy depended on their
claims to represent that truth. In this book, Galvao-Sobrinho
argues that out of these disputes was born a new style of church
leadership, one in which the power of the episcopal office was
greatly increased. The author shows how these disputes compelled
church leaders repeatedly to assert their orthodoxy and
legitimacy--tasks that required them to mobilize their
congregations and engage in action that continuously projected
their power in the public arena. These developments were largely
the work of prelates of the first half of the fourth century, but
the style of command they inaugurated became the basis for a
dynamic model of ecclesiastical leadership found throughout late
antiquity.
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