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Simplicity and Humility in Late Antique Christian Thought - Elites and the Challenges of Apostolic Life (Hardcover)
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Simplicity and Humility in Late Antique Christian Thought - Elites and the Challenges of Apostolic Life (Hardcover)
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The social values of upper-class Christians in Late Antiquity often
contrasted with the modest backgrounds of their religion's founders
- the apostles - and the virtues they exemplified. Drawing on
examples from the Cappadocian Fathers, John Chrysostom, and other
late antique authors, this book examines attitudes toward the
apostles' status as manual workers and their virtues of simplicity
and humility. Due to the strong connection between these traits and
low socioeconomic status, late antique bishops often allowed their
own high standing to influence how they understood these matters.
The virtues of simplicity and humility had been a natural fit for
tentmakers and fishermen, but posed a significant challenge to
Christians born into the elite and trained in prestigious schools.
This volume examines the socioeconomic implications of Christianity
in the Roman Empire by considering how the first wave of powerful,
upper-class church leaders interpreted the socially radical
elements of their religion.
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