Renouncing the world yet leading the church : the monk-bishop in late antiquity /

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In the 4th-6th centuries, the monk-bishop became the dominant model of ecclesiastical leadership in the eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium. Andrea Sterk explores the social, political intellectual and theological grounding for this development.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sterk, Andrea
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Basil, > Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, > approximately 329-379.
Gregory, > of Nyssa, Saint, > approximately 335-approximately 394.
Gregory, > of Nazianzus, Saint.
John Chrysostom, > Saint, > -407.
Basile, > saint, évêque de Césarée, > approximately 329-379.
Grégoire, > de Nysse, saint, > approximately 335-approximately 394.
Grégoire, > de Nazianze, saint.
Jean Chrysostome, > saint, > -407.
Basil, > Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, > approximately 329-379
Gregory, > of Nazianzus, Saint
Gregory, > of Nyssa, Saint, > approximately 335-approximately 394
John Chrysostom, > Saint, > -407
30-600
Leadership > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Leadership > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Ascétisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
11.51 early Christianity.
RELIGION > Christian Church > Leadership.
RELIGION > Leadership.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Asceticism > Early church
Bisschopsambt.
Ascese.
Monniken.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • I: BASIL OF CAESAREA AND THE EMERGENCE OF AN IDEAL:
  • Monks and bishops in the Christian East from 325 to 375
  • Asceticism and leadership in the thought of Basil of Caesarea
  • Reframing and reforming the episcopate: Basil's direct influence
  • II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEAL:
  • Gregory of Nyssa: On Basil, Moses, and episcopal office
  • Gregory of Nazianzus: ascetic life and episcopal office in tension
  • John Chrysostom: the model monk-bishop in spite of himself
  • III: THE TRIUMPH OF AN IDEAL:
  • From nuisances to episcopal ideals: civil and ecclesiastical legislation
  • Normalizing the model: the Fifth-Century church histories
  • The broadening appeal: monastic and hagiographical literature
  • Epilogue: The legacy of the monk-bishop in the Byzanine world.

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