Preaching Bondage : John Chrysostom and the Discourse of Slavery in Early Christianity /

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"Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of slavery in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretation are exami...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Wet, Chris L., 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
John Chrysostom, > Saint, > -407
John Chrysostom, > Saint, > -407.
Slavery and the church.
Slavery > Philosophy.
Slavery > Religious aspects.
Slaves > Family relationships.
Slaves > Social conditions.
RELIGION > Ancient.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Slaves > Social conditions > History > To 1500.
Slaves > Family relationships > History > To 1500.
Slavery > Religious aspects > History > To 1500.
Slavery > Philosophy > History > To 1500.
Slavery and the church > History > To 1500.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing doulology
  • Divine bondage : slavery between metaphor and theology
  • Little churches : the pastoralization of the household and its slaves
  • The didactics of Kyriarchy : slavery, education, and the formation of masculinity
  • Whips and scriptures : on the discipline and punishment of slaves
  • Exploitation, regulation, and restructuring : exploitation, regulation, and restructuring
  • Conclusion.

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