4th century
5th century
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betrayal of community
betrayal of faith
bible
bishops
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christianity
church
denial of christ
episcopal leaders
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exiles
favored cult
fleeing persecution
god
heretics
phenomenal political instability
purveyors of christian truth
rhetoric of heresy
roman empire
running away
theological discourse
times of persecution
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- ISBN 9780520300378
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 Apr 2019
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time.
Bishops in Flight examines the various ways these episcopal leaders both appealed to and altered the discourse of Christian flight to defend their status as purveyors of Christian truth, even when their exiles appeared to condemn them. Their stories illuminate how profoundly Christian authors deployed theological discourse and the rhetoric of heresy to respond to the phenomenal political instability of the fourth and fifth centuries.
Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time.
Bishops in Flight examines the various ways these episcopal leaders both appealed to and altered the discourse of Christian flight to defend their status as purveyors of Christian truth, even when their exiles appeared to condemn them. Their stories illuminate how profoundly Christian authors deployed theological discourse and the rhetoric of heresy to respond to the phenomenal political instability of the fourth and fifth centuries.
Jennifer Barry is Assistant Professor of Religion at University of Mary Washington.
