JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CITY

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Aideen Hartney took her PhD at the University of Liverpool and went on to teach Ancient History at the University of Bristol UK. She is the author of Gruesome Deaths and Celibate Lives: Christian Martyrs and Ascetics (2004).John Chrysostom was one of the most prolific and admired Christian preachers of the fourth century AD.This is a much needed thematic exploration of his preaching considering gender relations and how Christianity established itself as a dominant social structure in the Roman Empire.Aideen Hartney took her PhD at the University of Liverpool and went on to teach Ancient History at the University of Bristol UK. She is the author of Gruesome Deaths & Celibate Lives: Christian Martyrs and Ascetics (2004).John Chrysostom was one of the most prolific and admired Christian preachers of the fourth century AD. Operating in both Antioch and Constantinople he was constantly concerned for the spiritual welfare of his flock especially when he saw them surrounded by the secular temptations of city life in the later Roman empire. His preaching was tailored to combat these temptations and to encourage his congregation to live more obviously orthodox lives. Previous studies of Chrysostom have been almost entirely biographical in nature. This book conducts a much needed thematic exploration of his preaching shedding light both on gender relations in late antiquity and also on the practical processes by which Christianity established itself as a dominant social structure in the Roman Empire.Explores the Christian preaching of John Chrysostom (4th century AD) highlighting gender relations in late antiquity and also on the practical processes by which Christianity established itself.Preface 1. Pagan and Christian Cities 2. Nolo Episcopari and the Transformation of the City 3. Christian Preaching and its Audience4. A Guide to Chrysostoms Preaching Style 5. Role Models for the Christian City 6. Construction of Gender: Two Compelling Models 7. Gendered Sins 8. Natural and Social Order in the Oikos and Polis 9. The Sins of the Wealthy 10. Money and Chrysostoms City 11. The Wealthy Road to Redemption 12. Conclusions Abbreviations Notes Bibliography IndexJohn Chrysostom was one of the most prolific and admired Christian preachers of the fourth century AD. This book conducts an exploration of his preaching shedding light both on gender relations in late antiquity and also on the practical processes by which Christianity established itself.

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