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Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and Orthodoxy (Hardcover)
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Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and Orthodoxy (Hardcover)
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This volume brings together seven seminal papers by the great
radical historian Geoffrey de Ste. Croix, who died in 2000, on
early Christian topics, with an especial focus on persecution and
martyrdom. Christian martyrdom is a topic which conjures up ready
images of inhumane persecutors confronted by Christian heroes who
perish for the instant but win the long-term battle for reputation.
In five of these essays Ste. Croix scrutinizes the evidence to
reveal the significant role of Christian themselves, first as
volunteer martyrs and later, after the triumph of Christianity in
the early fourth century, as organizers of much more effective
persecutions. A sixth essay pursues the question of the control of
Christianity through a comprehensive study of the context for one
of the Church's most important and divisive doctrinal decisions, at
the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451); the key role of the emperor and
his senior secular officials is revealed, contrary to the
prevailing interpretation of Church historians. Finally the
attitudes of the early Church towards property and slavery are
reviewed, to show the divide between the Gospel message and actual
practice.
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