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Author: Stewart Perowne Publisher: ISBN: Category : Church and state Languages : en Pages : 232
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A history of the evolution of the Christian State from 180-313 A.D. when the Christian faith finally triumphed in the Roman Empire. Mr Perowne tries to show how in spite of the decline of Rome's material authority this was an age of spiritual progress.
Author: Stewart Perowne Publisher: ISBN: Category : Church and state Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
A history of the evolution of the Christian State from 180-313 A.D. when the Christian faith finally triumphed in the Roman Empire. Mr Perowne tries to show how in spite of the decline of Rome's material authority this was an age of spiritual progress.
Author: Michael Flexsenhar III Publisher: Penn State Press ISBN: 027108409X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 209
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In this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial slaves and freedpersons in the Roman Empire were essential to early Christians’ self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean and played a multifaceted role in the making of early Christianity. Scholarship in early Christianity has for centuries viewed Roman emperors’ slaves and freedmen as responsible for ushering Christianity onto the world stage, traditionally using Paul’s allusion to “the saints from Caesar’s household” in Philippians 4:22 as a core literary lens. Merging textual and material evidence with diaspora and memory studies, Flexsenhar expands on this narrative to explore new and more nuanced representations of this group, showing how the long-accepted stories of Christian slaves and freepersons in Caesar’s household should not be taken at face value but should instead be understood within the context of Christian myth- and meaning-making. Flexsenhar analyzes textual and material evidence from the first to the sixth century, spanning Roman Asia, the Aegean rim, Gaul, and the coast of North Africa as well as the imperial capital itself. As a result, this book shows how stories of the emperor’s slaves were integral to key developments in the spread of Christianity, generating origin myths in Rome and establishing a shared history and geography there, differentiating and negotiating assimilation with other groups, and expressing commemorative language, ritual acts, and a material culture. With its thoughtful critical readings of literary and material sources and its fresh analysis of the lived experiences of imperial slaves and freedpersons, Christians in Caesar’s Household is indispensable reading for scholars of early Christianity, the origins of religion, and the Roman Empire.
Author: Michael Parenti Publisher: City Lights Publishers ISBN: 0872867188 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 310
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In a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced by the professional and class environment in which they work. Pursuing themes ranging from antiquity to modern times, from the Inquisition and Joan of Arc to the anti-labor bias of present-day history books, History as Mystery demonstrates how past and present can inform each other and how history can be a truly exciting and engaging subject. "Michael Parenti, always provocative and eloquent, gives us a lively as well as valuable critique of orthodoxy posing as 'history.'"—Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "Deserves to become an instant classic."—Bertell Ollman, author of Dialectical Investigations "Those who keep secret the past, and lie about it, condemn us to repeat it. Michael Parenti unveils the history of falsified history, from the early Christian church to the present: a fascinating, darkly revelatory tale."—Daniel Ellsberg, author of The Pentagon Papers "Solid if surely controversial stuff."—Kirkus
Author: Stewart Perowne
Author: Stewart Perowne
Author: Stewart Perowne
Author: Stewart Perowne
Author: Michael Flexsenhar III
Author: Hugh Joseph Schonfield
Author: Hugh Joseph Schonfield
Author: Dan Betzer
Author: Kathleen Cooke
Author: Michael Parenti
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