Bishops in flight : exile and displacement in late antiquity /
Barry, Jennifer, 1982-
Bishops in flight : exile and displacement in late antiquity / Jennifer Barry. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
Available electronically via the Internet.
0520971809 9780520971806 0520300378 9780520300378
Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373.
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
Bishops--History--Rome--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Exiles--History.--Rome
Exile (Punishment)--Rome.
Athanasius, John Chrysostom, RELIGION HISTORY Exile (Punishment) Exiles. Persecution Rome (Empire) 30-600 History.
273/.4
Bishops in flight : exile and displacement in late antiquity / Jennifer Barry. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
Available electronically via the Internet.
0520971809 9780520971806 0520300378 9780520300378
Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373.
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
Bishops--History--Rome--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Exiles--History.--Rome
Exile (Punishment)--Rome.
Athanasius, John Chrysostom, RELIGION HISTORY Exile (Punishment) Exiles. Persecution Rome (Empire) 30-600 History.
273/.4