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Zusatztext Hunter's work is impressive... it takes on some of the most contentious doctrinal issues from the early Christian period and clearly shows a church in formative mode. Klappentext The first major study in English of the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. Hunter sheds new light on the origins of Christian asceticism! and the formation of 'orthodoxy' and 'heresy' in early Christianity. Zusammenfassung The first major study in English of the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. Hunter sheds new light on the origins of Christian asceticism, and the formation of 'orthodoxy' and 'heresy' in early Christianity. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Jovinian and his world 1: Reconstructing Jovinian 2: Jovinian and Christian Rome II. Jovinian, heresy, and asceticism 3: Asceticism, heresy, and early Christian tradition 4: Jovinian, Heresy, and fourth-century asceticism 5: Mary ever virgin? Jovinian and Marian heresy III. Jovinian and his opponents 6: Against Jovinian: From Siricius to Jerome 7: After Jovinian: Marriage and celibacy in Western theology Conclusion
