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Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity

- The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition

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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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520242968
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 520
  • Utgitt:
  • 9 juni 2005
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 162x258x28 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 666 g.
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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.

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