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Unbound God

Slavery and the Formation of Early Christian Thought

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvChris L. de Wet

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This volume examines the prevalence, function, and socio-political effects of slavery discourse in the major theological formulations of the late third to early fifth centuries AD, arguably the most formative period of early Christian doctrine. The question the book poses is this: in what way did the Christian theologians of the third, fourth, and early fifth centuries appropriate the discourse of slavery in their theological formulations, and what could the effect of this appropriation have been for actual physical slaves? This fascinating study is crucial reading for anyone with an interest in early Christianity or Late Antiquity, and slavery more generally.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-06-20
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in the Early Christian World
Antal sidor190
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138201163

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Chapter 1 Introducing Early Christian Doulology: Slavery to God, Doulological Classifications, and Early Christian IdentityChapter 2 Savior or Slave? Philippians 2:6–11 and the Problem of Slavery in Origen’s ChristologyChapter 3 Emancipating the Spirit: Slavery and Early Christian Pneumatology in Eunomius and Basil of CaesareaChapter 4 The Curse of Ham (Gen. 9:18–27): Slavery, Sin, and Punishment in John Chrysostom, Augustine, and the Cave of TreasuresChapter 5 Conclusion: The Unbound GodPrimary SourcesSecondary SourcesIndex

Judicious in its handling of primary sources and theoretically sophisticated, Chris de Wet’s The Unbound God: Slavery and the Formation of Early Christian Thought is an incisive analysis of the extent to which "doulology"—his apt neologism—shaped early Christian thought, informing basic Christian teachings on Christology, pneumatology, and sin. - Jennifer Glancy, Professor of Religious Studies, Le Moyne College, USA