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Author Maxwell, Jaclyn LaRae, 1973-

Title Christianization and communication in Late Antiquity : John Chrysostom and his congregation in Antioch / Jaclyn L. Maxwell.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 198 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-193) and index.
Contents Philosophical preaching in the Roman world -- Rhetoric and society : contexts of public speaking in late antique Antioch -- John Chrysostom's congregation in Antioch -- Teaching to the converted : John Chrysostom's pedagogy -- Practical knowledge and religious life -- Habits and the Christianization of daily life.
Summary During the fourth century CE many aspects of life in the cities of the Roman Empire gradually became 'Christianized'. This book examines the role of ordinary people in this process by studying the relationship between an influential and prolific church leader, John Chrysostom, and his congregation in Antioch.
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Subject John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
Preaching -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Communication -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Communication -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Chronological Term 30-600
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Maxwell, Jaclyn LaRae, 1973- Christianization and communication in Late Antiquity. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521860407 9780521860 (DLC) 2006016301 (OCoLC)69331588
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