The End of Ancient Christianity
Published on 31. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-521-33949-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is concerned with one central historical problem: the nature of the changes that transformed the intellectual and spiritual horizons of the Christian world from its establishment in the fourth century to the end of the sixth. The End of Ancient Christianity examines how Christians, who had formerly constituted a threatened and beleaguered minority, came to define their identity in a changed context of religious respectability in which their faith had become a source of privilege and power.
Reviews / Votes
'With careful attention to detail, and with a truly delightful ability to restore the integrity of the past, Professor Markus takes the reader through the uneven processes of change ...'. Church Times 'The appearance of this book, by one of the most distinguished scholars in the field, is an event to be welcomed ...'. Journal of Religious HistoryMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-33949-0 (9780521339490)
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R. A. Markus
The End of Ancient Christianity
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01/1991
Cambridge University Press
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R. A. Markus
The End of Ancient Christianity
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03/1998
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Preface; Abbreviations; Part I. The Crisis of Identity: 1. Introduction; 2. A great multitude no man could number; 3. Conversion and uncertainty; 4. Augustine: a defence of Christian mediocrity; 5. 'Be ye perfect'; Part II. Kairoi: Christian Times and the Past: 6. The last times; 7. The martyrs and sacred time; 8. Secular festivals in Christian times?; 9. The christianisation of time; Part III. Topoi: Space and Community: 10. Holy places and holy people; 11. City or Desert? Two models of community; 12. Desert and City: a blurring of frontiers; 13. The ascetic invasion; 14. Within sight of the end: retrospect and prospect; Sources referred to; Secondary literature referred to; Index.