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Zusatztext `A masterpiece beyond classification.' Church Times Informationen zum Autor Henry Chadwick is Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge Klappentext This book provides a full and enjoyable narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church! examining how Christianity changed Ancient Greek and Roman society. Following a chronological approach! Henry Chadwick's clear exposition of important texts and theological debates in their historical context is unrivalled in detail. Zusammenfassung 'The Church in Ancient Society' provides a narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church. Ancient Greek and Roman society had many gods and an addiction to astrology and divination. This introduction to the period traces the process by which Christianity changed this and so provided a foundation for the modern world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The First Followers of Jesus 2: The Jewish Matrix 3: Jews and Christians Survive Rome's Crushing of Revolts 4: The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church 5: Interpreting Scripture: Philo and paul 6: Apostles and Evangelists 7: Women among Jesus' Followers 8: 'Barnabas', Jewish Christianity, Trouble at Corinth 9: Ignatius of Antioch 10: Didache 11: Marcion 12: Justin 13: Irenaeus of Lyon 14: The New Testament Text 15: Celsus: A Platonist Attack 16: Montanism: Perpetua 17: Tertullian, Minucius Felix 18: Clement of Alexandria 19: Julius Africanus 20: Hippolytus and Liturgy 21: Origen 22: Cyprian of Carthage 23: Dionysius of Alexandria 24: Paul of Samosata 25: Mani 26: Plotinos, Porphyry 27: Diocletian and the Great Persecution, Rise of Constantine 28: Constantine, Lactantius, and Eusebios of Caesarea 29: The Seeds of Reaction 30: The Church at Prayer 31: Athanasios, Marcellus, and the Gathering Storm 32: Fiasco at Serdica 33: Religious Division: A Note on Intolerance 34: Athanasios' Return: A Wind of Change 35: Constantius' Double Council of Unity 36: Julian and the Church 37: Damasus, Siricius, Papal Authority, Synesios of Cyrene 38: Basil of Caesarea (Cappadocia) 39: Ambrose 40: Ambrosiaster 41: Donatism 42: Monks: The Ascetic Life 43: Messalians; The Macarian Homilies 44: Schism at Antioch: The Council of Constantinople (381) 45: Jerome and Rufinus: Controversy about Origen 46: Pelagius, Celestius, and the Roman See in Gaul and North Africa 47: Julian of Eclanum: Augustine's Critics in Gaul and North Africa 48: Augustine 49: John Chrysostom 50: Innocent I and John Chrysostom's Honour. Alaric and the fall of Rome 51: The Christological Debate I: To the First Council of Ephesus 52: The Christological Debate II: From Reunion to a breakdown of unity (449) 53: The Christological Debate III; From the Second Council of Ephesus (449) to Chalcedon (451) 54: Chalcedon II: fall of Dioscoros. the emperor Leo's Encyclia 55: The aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon; Zeno's Henotikon 56: Justinian: Origen and the Three Chapters 57: The Church and the Barbarian Invasions in the West; Salvian, Sidonius, Caesarius 58: Worship after Constantine 59: Pope Gregory the Great (590 - 604) 60: Pilgrims 61: Penance Further Reading Dates of Roman Emperors List of Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem ...
