9781107423480-1107423481-The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy: Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere

The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy: Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere

ISBN-13: 9781107423480
ISBN-10: 1107423481
Edition: Reprint
Author: Kristina Sessa
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 340 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781107423480
ISBN-10: 1107423481
Edition: Reprint
Author: Kristina Sessa
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 340 pages

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The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy: Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere (ISBN-13: 9781107423480 and ISBN-10: 1107423481), written by authors Kristina Sessa, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2014. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Christian Books & Bibles books. You can easily purchase or rent The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy: Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Christian Books & Bibles books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.68.

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This book is the first cultural history of papal authority in late antiquity. While most traditional histories posit a "rise of the papacy" and examine popes as politicians, theologians, and civic leaders, Kristina Sessa focuses on the late Roman household and its critical role in the development of the Roman church from ca. 350-600. She argues that Rome's bishops adopted the ancient elite household as a model of good government for leading the church. Central to this phenomenon was the classical and biblical figure of the steward, the householder's appointed agent who oversaw his property and people. As stewards of God, Roman bishops endeavored to exercise moral and material influence within both the pope's own administration and the households of Italy's clergy and lay elites. This original and nuanced study charts their manifold interactions with late Roman households and shows how bishops used domestic knowledge as the basis for establishing their authority as Italy's singular religious leaders.

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