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Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity

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Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity - Barry, Jennifer
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"Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were considered cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face, flight meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of faith and community. But by the fourth century, the terms of persecution changed as Christianity became the favored cult of the Roman Empire. Prominent Christians who fled and hence survived became founders and influencers of Christianity over time. Bishops in Flight examines the ...

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Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity 2019, University of California Press

ISBN-13: 9780520300378

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