Doctrine and Power

Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire

Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

322 Seiten

2021
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-38316-6 (ISBN)

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During the fourth century a.d., theological controversy divided Christian communities throughout the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. At stake was not only the truth about God but also the authority of church leaders, whose legitimacy depended on their claims to represent that truth. In this book, Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho argues that out of these disputes was born a new style of church leadership, one in which the power of the episcopal office was greatly increased. He shows how these disputes compelled church leaders repeatedly to assert their orthodoxy and legitimacy—tasks that required them to mobilize their congregations and engage in action that continuously projected their power in the public arena. These developments were largely the work of prelates of the first half of the fourth century, but the style of command they inaugurated became the basis for a dynamic model of ecclesiastical leadership found throughout late antiquity.

Carlos Galvão-Sobrinho is a historian and physician. He currently practices medicine in Racine, Wisconsin

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Points of Departure: Theology and Christian Leadership in the Third-Century Church

1. Christian Leadership and the Challenge of Theology

2. “Not in the Spirit of Controversy”: Truth, Leadership, and Solidarity

Part II. God in Dispute: Devotion and Truth, A.D. 318–325

3. Precision, Devotion, and Controversy in Alexandria

4. Making the People a Partner to the Dispute

5. “For the Sake of the Logos”: Spreading the Controversy

6. “To Please the Overseer of All”: The Emperor’s Involvement and the Politicization of Theology

Part III. Defining God: Truth and Power, A.D. 325–361

7. Claiming Truth, Projecting Power, A.D. 325–337

8. The Challenge of Theology and Power in Action: Bishops, Cities, and Empire, A.D. 337–361

Conclusion

Appendix

Bishops Investigated or Deposed for Doctrinal Reasons before the Arian Controversy

Compromise and Solidarity in Doctrinal Controversy in the Early Church

The Workshops of Alexandria

Kolluthus’s Schism and the Arians

The Recall of Arius and the Bithynian Bishops

The Arian Community of Alexandria after Nicaea

Athanasius and Arsenius of Hypsele

Events Involving Athanasius from Spring 330 to Winter 332

From Athanasius’s Flight to the Councils of Rome and Antioch, 339–341

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.05.2021
Reihe/Serie	Transformation of the Classical Heritage ; 51
Verlagsort	Berkerley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-520-38316-8 / 0520383168
ISBN-13	978-0-520-38316-6 / 9780520383166
Zustand	Neuware