{"product_id":"doctrine-and-power-9780520383166","title":"Doctrine and Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the fourth century a.d., theological controversy divided Christian communities throughout the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. At stake was not only the truth about God but also the authority of church leaders, whose legitimacy depended on their claims to represent that truth. In this book, Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho argues that out of these disputes was born a new style of church leadership, one in which the power of the episcopal office was greatly increased. He shows how these disputes compelled church leaders repeatedly to assert their orthodoxy and legitimacytasks that required them to mobilize their congregations and engage in action that continuously projected their power in the public arena. These developments were largely the work of prelates of the first half of the fourth century, but the style of command they inaugurated became the basis for a dynamic model of ecclesiastical leadership found throughout late antiquity.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scholars of early Christianity and of Christian theology more generally will find this fascinating reading. . . . Highly recommended.\" * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\"A thoughtful and scholarly volume that has much to offer to anyone interested in either the Arian controversy itself or the wider subject of episcopal authority in late antiquity.\" * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Cogently argued.\" * Louvain Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating and innovative study . . . Galvão-Sobrinho succeeds.\" * Classical Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a learned, thoroughly researched, and original study of some less acknowledged non-theological aspects of the Arian controversies from the time of Emperor Constantine's conquest of the East to the death of Constantius II.\" * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I. Points of Departure: Theology and Christian Leadership in the Third-Century Church\u003cbr\u003e 1. Christian Leadership and the Challenge of Theology\u003cbr\u003e 2. “Not in the Spirit of Controversy”: Truth, Leadership, and Solidarity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II. God in Dispute: Devotion and Truth, A.D. 318–325\u003cbr\u003e 3. Precision, Devotion, and Controversy in Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e 4. Making the People a Partner to the Dispute\u003cbr\u003e 5. “For the Sake of the Logos”: Spreading the Controversy\u003cbr\u003e 6. “To Please the Overseer of All”: The Emperor’s Involvement and the Politicization of Theology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III. Defining God: Truth and Power, A.D. 325–361 \u003cbr\u003e 7. Claiming Truth, Projecting Power, A.D. 325–337\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Challenge of Theology and Power in Action: Bishops, Cities, and Empire, A.D. 337–361\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bishops Investigated or Deposed for Doctrinal Reasons before the Arian Controversy\u003cbr\u003e Compromise and Solidarity in Doctrinal Controversy in the Early Church\u003cbr\u003e The Workshops of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e Kolluthus’s Schism and the Arians\u003cbr\u003e The Recall of Arius and the Bithynian Bishops\u003cbr\u003e The Arian Community of Alexandria after Nicaea\u003cbr\u003e Athanasius and Arsenius of Hypsele\u003cbr\u003e Events Involving Athanasius from Spring 330 to Winter 332\u003cbr\u003e From Athanasius’s Flight to the Councils of Rome and Antioch, 339–341\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402953269591,"sku":"9780520383166","price":32.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/doctrine-and-power-9780520383166","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}