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Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church: Emperor Julian, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Vision of Rome
Susanna Elm
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Paperback. Features writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken critic, Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, a central figure of Christianity. This book compares these two men not to draw out the obvious contrast between the Church and the Emperor's neo-Paganism, but rather to find their common intellectual and social grounding. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HRAX; HRCC1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
This ground breaking study brings into dialogue for the first time the writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken critic, Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, a central figure of Christianity. Susanna Elm compares these two men not to draw out the obvious contrast between the Church and the Emperor's neo-Paganism, but rather to find their common intellectual and social grounding. Her insightful analysis, supplemented by her magisterial command of sources, demonstrates the ways in which both men were part of the same dialectical whole. Elm recasts both Julian and Gregory as men entirely of their times, ... Read more
This ground breaking study brings into dialogue for the first time the writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken critic, Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, a central figure of Christianity. Susanna Elm compares these two men not to draw out the obvious contrast between the Church and the Emperor's neo-Paganism, but rather to find their common intellectual and social grounding. Her insightful analysis, supplemented by her magisterial command of sources, demonstrates the ways in which both men were part of the same dialectical whole. Elm recasts both Julian and Gregory as men entirely of their times, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Condition
New
Weight
794 g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520287549
SKU
V9780520287549
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About Susanna Elm
Susanna Elm is Sidney H. Ehrman Professor of History and Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Virgins of God: The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity.
Reviews for Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church: Emperor Julian, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Vision of Rome
A learned study of how the writings of two religious rivals ... were products of the same cultural koine, Hellenism... Recommended.
K. W. Harl, Tulane University Choice The refined corrective [Elms] brings to the dominant portrayals of her two protagonists is itself noteworthy, but her book does much more. Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) Susanna ... Read more
K. W. Harl, Tulane University Choice The refined corrective [Elms] brings to the dominant portrayals of her two protagonists is itself noteworthy, but her book does much more. Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) Susanna ... Read more