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T1  - Simplicity and humility in late antique Christian thought : elites and the challenges of apostolic life
A1  - Maxwell, Jaclyn LaRae, 1973- kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2021
ED  - First edition
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5562888
AB  - "The social values of upper-class Christians in Late Antiquity often contrasted with the modest backgrounds of their religion's founders - the apostles - and the virtues they exemplified. Drawing on examples from the Cappadocian Fathers, John Chrysostom, and other late antique authors, this book examines attitudes toward the apostles' status as manual workers and their virtues of simplicity and humility. Due to the strong connection between these traits and low socioeconomic status, late antique bishops often allowed their own high standing to influence how they understood these matters. The virtues of simplicity and humility had been a natural fit for tentmakers and fishermen, but posed a significant challenge to Christians born into the elite and trained in prestigious schools. This volume examines the socioeconomic implications of Christianity in the Roman Empire by considering how the first wave of powerful, upperclass church leaders interpreted the socially radical elements of their religion"--
SN  - 978-1-108-83226-7 kovakantinen
KW  - 30-600
KW  - Simplicity : Religious aspects : Christianity.
KW  - Humility : Religious aspects : Christianity.
KW  - Church history : Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
KW  - Social classes : Rome.
KW  - Social values : Rome.
KW  - Church history : Primitive and early church.
KW  - Social classes.
KW  - Social values.
KW  - Rome (Empire)
ER  -