TY  - BOOK
AU  - Galvão-Sobrinho,Carlos R.
TI  - Doctrine and Power: Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire
T2  - Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
SN  - 1299787800
AV  - BR205 .G35 2013 
U1  - 270.2 
PY  - 2013///
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Theology, Doctrinal
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Christian leadership
KW  - Early church ca. 30-600
KW  - Arianism
KW  - Église
KW  - Histoire
KW  - ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
KW  - Théologie dogmatique
KW  - Arianisme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Church
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christianity
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Ancient
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Primitive and early church
KW  - Early church
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. 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 Two. 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 TheologyPart Three. 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 NicaeaAthanasius 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
N2  - During the fourth century AD, theological controversy divided Christian communities throughout the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Not only was the truth about God at stake, but also the authority of church leaders, whose legitimacy depended on their claims to represent that truth. In this book, 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. The author shows how these disputes compelled church leaders repeatedly to assert their orthodoxy and legitimacy-tasks that required them
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