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Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity: The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition - Transformation of the Classical Heritage Claudia Rapp
Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity: The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition - Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Claudia Rapp
Offers an analysis of the changing dynamics of social mobility as played out in episcopal appointments. This book proposes a model of spiritual authority, ascetic authority and pragmatic authority, in which a bishop's visible asceticism is taken as evidence of his spiritual powers and at the same time provides justification for his public role.
520 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 9, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520242968 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 520 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 258 × 28 mm · 666 g |
| Language | English |