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Almsgiving in the Later Roman Empire - Christian Promotion and Practice 313-450 (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R5,525
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Almsgiving in the Later Roman Empire - Christian Promotion and Practice 313-450 (Hardcover, New): Richard Finn Op

Almsgiving in the Later Roman Empire - Christian Promotion and Practice 313-450 (Hardcover, New)

Richard Finn Op

Series: Oxford Classical Monographs

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Richard Finn OP examines the significance of almsgiving in Churches of the later empire for the identity and status of the bishops, ascetics, and lay people who undertook practices which differed in kind and context from the almsgiving practised by pagans. It reveals how the almsgiving crucial in constructing the bishop's standing was a co-operative task where honour was shared but which exposed the bishop to criticism and rivalry. Finn details how practices gained meaning from a discourse which recast traditional virtues of generosity and justice to render almsgiving a benefaction and source of honour, and how this pattern of thought and conduct interacted with classical patterns to generate controversy. He argues that co-operation and competition in Christian almsgiving, together with the continued existence of traditional euergetism, meant that, contrary to the views of recent scholars, Christian alms did not turn bishops into the supreme patrons of their cities.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Oxford Classical Monographs
Release date: February 2006
First published: May 2006
Authors: Richard Finn Op
Dimensions: 223 x 145 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928360-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church
Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
Books > Christianity > Early Church
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LSN: 0-19-928360-5
Barcode: 9780199283606

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