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Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity

The Jovinianist Controversy

by David G. Hunter (cottrill-rolfes Professor Of Catholic Studies At The University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky)

  • Paperback
  • 338 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.1 cm

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Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity is the first major study in English of the 'heretic' Jovinian and the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy in the first three centuries and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. He provides a thorough analysis of the responses of Jovinian's main opponents, including Pope Siricius, Ambrose, Jerome, Pelagius, and Augustine. In the course of his discussion Hunter sheds new light on the origins of Christian asceticism, the rise of clerical celibacy, the development of Marian doctrine, and the formation of 'orthodoxy' and 'heresy' in early Christianity.
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  • Author

    David G. Hunter (cottrill-rolfes Professor Of Catholic Studies At The University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    May 2009

  • Weight

    477g

  • Page Count

    338

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199565535

  • ISBN-10

    0199565538

  • Eden Code

    1901686

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