Church and empire /
Maria E. Doerfler, volume editor ; George Kalantzis, series editor.
- xlv, 115 pages ; 22 cm.
- Ad fontes: early Christian sources .
- Ad fontes (Minneapolis, Minn.) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index.
Texts and translations. Voices from the margins: the early centuries of Christian development. Revelation 13, New Revised Standard Verson -- Rom. 13:1-7, New Revised Standard Version -- Correspondence between Pliny and the Emperor Trajan (c. 112CE) -- Acts of the martyrs of Scili -- Justin Martyr, The first apology (c. 147-161 CE) -- The move toward the center. The "edict of Milan" (313 CE) -- Eusebius Pamphilius, The life of Constantine (c. 339 CE) -- Ephrem, Third hymn against Julian (c. 363 CE) -- Christians at the heart of the empire. The Theodosian code (438 CE) -- Libanius's oration 30: For the temples (c. 384 CE) -- Ambrose's and Symmachus's petitions to the Emperor Valentinian concerning the altar of victory (c. 389 CE) -- Ambrose's engagement with Emperors Constantius II and Theodosius -- Augustine, The city of God (c. 410-425 CE) -- Trajectories, East and West. Gelasius, Duo Sunt. Letter to Emperor Anastasius (494 CE).
The history of the church's relationship with governing authorities unfolds from its beginnings at the intersection of apprehension and acceptance, collaboration and separation. This volume is dedicated to helping students chart this complex narrative through early Christian writings from the first six centuries of the Common Era. - back of book.
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Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Sources. Church and state--History--Sources. Church and state. Church history. Church history--Primitive and early church.
Holy Roman Empire--History--Sources. Europe--Holy Roman Empire.