The Hungry are Dying: Beggars and Bishops in Roman Cappadocia
(Part of the Oxford Studies in Historical Theology Series)
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This study examines the theme of poverty in the fourth-century sermons of Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen, and Gregory Nysson. These sermons are especially important for what they tell us about the history of poverty relief and the role of fourth century Christian theology in constructing the body of the redemptive, involuntary poor. Some of the topics explored include the contextualization of the poor in scholarship, the poor in late antiquity,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195139127
ISBN13:9780195139129
Release Date:July 2001
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"
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