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Cyprian The Bishop

by J. Patout Burns Jr.

  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 15.6 x 20 x 1.5 cm

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This is the first up-to-date, accessible study dedicated to 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. During the Decian persecution, Bishop Cyprian attempted to steer the middle ground between compromise and traditionalism; he redefined the execution of the sacraments - particularly penance and reconciliation - and showed that their efficacy depended upon the unity of the church. Cyprian succeeded where his rivals failed by defining the boundary between the empire and the church. 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 when the empire began to support rather than oppose the church. This book will be of great interest to classicists, ancient historians and sociologists as well as
Cyprian The Bishop and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityCyprian The Bishop

  • Author

    J. Patout Burns Jr.

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    November 2001

  • Weight

    300g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 20 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415238502

  • ISBN-10

    0415238501

  • Eden Code

    1007225

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