Eusebius and Empire - Constructing Church and Rome in the Ecclesiastical History

Presents a radical new reading of how Christian history was rewritten in the fourth century to suit its circumstances under Rome.

List of contents

Part I: 1. Eusebius, of Caesarea; 2. The Ecclesiastical History; Part II: 3. Christian intellectuals; 4. Christian ascetics; 5. Christian families; 6. Christian martyrs; Part III: 7. The Church; 8. The Church and Rome.

About the author

James Corke-Webster is Lecturer in Roman History at King's College London. His work focuses on early Christian and late antique history and literature. As well as a series of articles on Eusebius, he has published on early Christian experience under Rome - in particular the Pliny–Trajan correspondence on the Christians - martyr literature, apologetic writings, and early hagiography.

Summary

Argues that our main narrative source for early Christianity, the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea, is not simply a record of Christian experience in the first three centuries but a sophisticated mission statement that uses Christianity's past to mould a new vision of the church for Eusebius' fourth-century context.

Product details

• Authors: James Corke-Webster, James (King's College London) Corke-Webster, James (King''s College London) Corke-Webster, Corke-Webster James
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781108474078
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47407-8
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval