Church and Empire (Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources, 1)($24.00Value)

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The history of the churchs relationship with governing authorities unfolds from its beginnings at the intersection of apprehension and acceptance, collaboration and separation. This volume is dedicated to helping students chart this complex narrative through early Christian writings from the first six centuries of the Common Era. Church and Empire is part of Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources, a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an understanding of Christian theology, ecclesiology, and practice. The books in the series will make the wealth of early Christian thought available to new generations of students of theology and provide a valuable resource for the church. Developed in light of recent patristic scholarship, the volumes will provide a representative sampling of theological contributions from both East and West. The series provides volumes that are relevant for a variety of courses: from introduction to theology to classes on doctrine and the development of Christian thought. The goal of each volume is not to be exhaustive, but rather representative enough to denote for a nonspecialist audience the multivalent character of early Christian thought, allowing readers to see how and why early Christian doctrine and practice developed the way it did. Maria E. Doerfler is assistant professor of the history of Christianity in Late Antiquity at Duke Divinity School. Her research focuses on the development of Christianity in its social and political context during the first six centuries of the Common Era, including a new book on intersection of Roman law and monastic and clerical formation at the turn of the fifth century. George Kalantzis is professor of theology at Wheaton College and director of The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies.