| Cyprian the Bishop Contributor(s): Burns, J. Patout, Jr. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415238501 ISBN-13: 9780415238502 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD. Using the tools of cultural anthropology, "Cyprian the Bishop" examines the interplay between the shift in the social structures of Christian churches in third-century Roman Africa, the development of their ritual practices, and the efficacy assigned to them in changing a person's standing-not only within a community-but before God. By concentrating on social structures, J. Patout Burns, Jr. reveals the logic of Cyprian's plan, the basis for its success in his time, and the reason why it failed in later centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Clergy |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001049229 |
| Lexile Measure: 1850 |
| Series: Routledge Early Church Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 7.86" (0.69 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD. It controversially shows that Cyprian radically enforced the primary emphasis on the unity of the church, interpreting loyalty in the community as fidelity to Christ. It uses cultural anthropology to examine the impact of Cyprian's policy during the Decian persecution. Cyprian attempted to steer the middle ground between compromise and traditionalism and succeeded by defining the boundary between the empire and the church. J. Patout Burns Jr. concentrates on social structures to reveal the logic of Cyprian's plan, the basis for its success in his time, and why it later failed. This book will be of great interest to classicists, ancient historians and sociologists as well as theologians. |