Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Portraits of spiritual authority : religious power in early Christianity, Byzantium, and the Christian Orient / edited by Jan Willem Drijvers and John W. Watt

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; 137Publication details: New York : E.J. Brill, 1999Description: xiii, 227 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

97890041145939004114599

Subject(s):

Authority Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 Congresses.Conference papers and proceedings.Authority Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600

LOC classification:

BT88 .P67 1999

Contents:

Rewriting early Christian history : Augustine's representation of Monica / Elizabeth A. Clark -- Magi and visionaries in Gnosticism / Alastair H.B. Logan -- Spiritual authority and the "heretical" woman : Firmilian's word to the Church in Carthage / Christine Trevett -- Troubled breasts : the Holy Body in Hagiography / Rowan Williams -- Promoting Jerusalem : Cyril and the True Cross / Jan Willem Drijvers -- The life and Lives of Gregory Thaumaturgus / Stephen Mitchell -- Rabbula, Bishop of Edessa : spiritual authority and secular power / Han J.W. Drijvers -- A portrait of John Bar Aphtonia, founder of the Monastery of Qenneshre / John W. Watt -- Babai the Great's Life of George and the propagation of doctrine in the late Sasanian empire / Gerrit J. Reinink -- Spiritual authority and monasticism in Constantinople during the Dark Ages / Peter Hatlie.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
English Books	GETS Theological Seminary Library	GETS Theological Seminary Library	BT88 .P67 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00027536

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

GETS Theological Seminary Library

Portraits of spiritual authority : religious power in early Christianity, Byzantium, and the Christian Orient / edited by Jan Willem Drijvers and John W. Watt