A new monograph in the “Christianity in Late Antiquity” series has been released. Jensen, Robin M. From Idols to Icons: The Rise of the Devotional Image in Early Christianity. Christianity in Late Antiquity 12. Oakland: University of California Press, 2022. Even the briefest glance at an art museum’s holdings or an introductory history textbook demonstrates the …
A new monograph in the “Christianity in Late Antiquity” series has been released. Kelto Lillis, Julia. Virgin Territory: Configuring Female Virginity in Early Christianity. Christianity in Late Antiquity 13. Oakland: University of California Press, 2023. Women’s virginity held tremendous significance in early Christianity and the Mediterranean world. Early Christian thinkers developed diverse definitions of virginity and …
Baylor University Press and the Series Editors invite proposals for a new series devoted to early Christianity and Patristic studies: Studies in Patristic Theology and Spirituality (hereafter, SPTS). SPTS explores the contours of Christian theology, Scripture and scriptural exegesis, and spirituality in early Christianity. Its theological and scriptural profile will focus on the shape of …
The Word made flesh is manifested in the lives of those dedicated to his proclamation. The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh presents seven early preachers who show, by life and speech, the divine Word’s power at work in weak human life. The book is inspired by this question preached by Origen, “For …
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This volume provides an assessment of Latin patristic hermeneutical theories and it consists of articles on a few selected authors who have explicitly reflected on interpretative matters at least somewhere in their works
