Angels in Late Ancient Christianity
ISBN: 9780199931934 | 0199931933
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/7/2013
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Ellen Muehlberger explores the diverse and inventive ideas Christians held about angels in late antiquity. During the fourth and fifth centuries, Christians began experimenting with new modes of piety, adapting longstanding forms of public authority to Christian leadership and advancing novel ways of cultivating body and mind to further the progress of individual Christians. Muehlberger argues that in practicing these new modes of piety, Christians developed new ways of thinking about angels.
The book begins with a detailed examination ... MORE
The book begins with a detailed examination ... MORE
Ellen Muehlberger is Assistant Professor of Christianity in late antiquity in the Near Eastern Studies and History Departments at the University of Michigan.
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