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John Moschos' Spiritual Meadow: Authority and Autonomy at the End of the Antique World

John Moschos' Spiritual Meadow: Authority and Autonomy at the End of the Antique World - Paperback

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Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781032099026ISBN-10:103209902XUPC:9781032099026Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Institutions & OrganizationsBook Topic:OrthodoxSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.42 inchesWeight:0.286Product ID:SCS9ZXF3ZT
John Moschos' Spiritual Meadow is one of the most important sources for late sixth-early seventh century Palestinian, Syrian and Egyptian monasticism. Introducing appropriate historical and theological background to the tales, Llewellyn Ihssen demonstrates how Moschos' tales address issues of the autonomy of individual ascetics and lay persons in r
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781032099026ISBN-10:103209902XUPC:9781032099026Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Institutions & OrganizationsBook Topic:OrthodoxSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.42 inchesWeight:0.286Product ID:SCS9ZXF3ZT
Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen teaches courses in early and medieval Christianity and Islam, and specific topics in historical theology and Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Her research is focused primarily on the social ethics found in the writing of fourth-century Cappadocian authors and in monastic and spiritual texts of Orthodox Christianity during the age of the Byzantine Empire. Dr. Ihssen's publications include 'Smashing God's Face: Art, Theology and Violence in the Byzantine Empire, ' in ARTS: The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, 'Strip the Rich Right Down to Their Shirts': St. John the Almsgiver and the Transformation of the City, ' in Ekklesiastikos Pharos, and the forthcoming 'They Who Give From Evil'; the Response of the Eastern Church to Money-lending in the Early Christian Era' (Wipf and Stock, 2012).
Publisher: Routledge

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