Power and Rhetoric in the Ecclesiastical Correspondence of - Constantine the Grea

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Constantinian correspondence on ecclesiastical conflicts; 2. The doctrine of divine favour and agency; 3. The doctrine of ecclesiastical unity; 4. The doctrine of resistance and compromise: The Donatist schism; 5. The doctrine of resistance and compromise: The ‘Arian controversy’; 6. Projecting imperial power in ecclesiastical affairs (325–337); Conclusion; Appendix: List of analysed imperial documents; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Andrew J. Pottenger graduated with a PhD in Church History from the University of Manchester in 2019. Andrew has presented papers on subjects concerning power and rhetoric in Constantine’s correspondence at various conferences and research seminars in the United Kingdom and the United States. He has taught in courses related to the history of Christianity in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Bulgaria, and the United States. He is currently an adjunct instructor in church history at Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado (United States), where he lives with his wife, Gina.

Summary

This volume examines patterns of rhetoric in Constantine the Great's surviving correspondence on conflicts among Christians, exploring how and why Constantine applied his power to internal church divisions. Suitable for students and scholars of early Christianity and the history of the later Roman Empire.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew J. Pottenger, Andrew J. (Nazarene Bible College Pottenger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032105154
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3210515-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Classical texts, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Byzantine Empire, Ancient, classical and medieval texts