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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- Athanasius of Alexandria in flight -- How to return from flight -- John Chrysostom in flight -- To rehabilitate and return a bishop in flight -- To condemn a bishop in flight -- Remembering exile -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and hence survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time. Bishops in Flight examines the various ways these episcopal leaders both appealed to and altered the discourse of Christian flight to defend their status as purveyors of Christian truth, even when their exiles appeared to condemn them, illuminating how profoundly Christian authors deployed theological discourse and the rhetoric of heresy to respond to the phenomenal political instability of the fourth and fifth centuries"--Provided by publisher |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Language |
In English. |
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Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373.
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John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
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Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmpdjpXVHttKcK3r3dqQq
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John Chrysostom, Saint, -407 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwMBVcVHrxfw9hVthqqQq
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Bishops -- Rome -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Exiles -- Rome -- History.
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Exile (Punishment) -- Rome.
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Persécutions -- Histoire -- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
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Bannissement -- Rome.
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RELIGION -- History.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Exile (Punishment)
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Exiles
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Persecution -- Early church
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Rome (Empire)
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30-600
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4th century. |
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5th century. |
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betrayal of community. |
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betrayal of faith. |
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bible. |
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bishops. |
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christianity. |
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church. |
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denial of christ. |
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episcopal leaders. |
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exiles. |
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favored cult. |
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fleeing persecution. |
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god. |
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heretics. |
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phenomenal political instability. |
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purveyors of christian truth. |
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rhetoric of heresy. |
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roman empire. |
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running away. |
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theological discourse. |
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times of persecution. |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| In: |
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks). OAPEN |
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Books at JSTOR: Open Access. JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Barry, Jennifer, 1982- Bishops in flight. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520300378 (DLC) 2018047795 |
| ISBN |
0520971809 |
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9780520971806 (electronic bk.) |
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0520300378 |
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9780520300378 |
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9780520300378 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1525/9780520971806 doi |
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AU@ 000065266554 |
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AU@ 000071215180 |
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