History of the Church
History of the Church

Author: Eusebius (of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea)

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 0813229022

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Translated into English from Rufinus's Latin translation; orignally written in Greek.

Rhetoric and the Writing of History, 400–1500
Rhetoric and the Writing of History, 400–1500

Author: Matthew Kempshall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2011-08-31

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 1847798977

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This book provides an analytical overview of the vast range of historiography which was produced in western Europe over a thousand-year period between c.400 and c.1500. Concentrating on the general principles of classical rhetoric central to the language of this writing, alongside the more familiar traditions of ancient history, biblical exegesis and patristic theology, this survey introduces the conceptual sophistication and semantic rigour with which medieval authors could approach their narratives of past and present events, and the diversity of ends to which this history could then be put. By providing a close reading of some of the historians who put these linguistic principles and strategies into practice (from Augustine and Orosius through Otto of Freising and William of Malmesbury to Machiavelli and Guicciardini), it traces and questions some of the key methodological changes that characterise the function and purpose of the western historiographical tradition in this formative period of its development.

Early Christian Historiography
Early Christian Historiography

Author: G. W. Trompf

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1134964137

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First Published in 2014. This book describes the developing application of retributive principles in historical narratives before Christ. It assesses degrees of concern in the first history-writers of the world's most widespread monotheistic tradition to discern divine justice in human affairs.

The Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia, Books 10 and 11
The Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia, Books 10 and 11

Author: Rufinus

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0195110315

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Books 1-9 comprised a translation of Eusebius' history. This volume contains books 10 and 11, Rufinus' own continuation which covers the period 325-395. As the first Latin history, this work exerted great influence over scholarship of the Western Church.

Constantine: Religious Faith and Imperial Policy
Constantine: Religious Faith and Imperial Policy

Author: A. Edward Siecienski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-01-12

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1351976117

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Constantine: Religious Faith and Imperial Policy brings together some of the English-speaking world’s leading Constantinian scholars for an interdisciplinary study of the life and legacy of the first Christian emperor. For many, he remains a "sign of contradiction" (Luke 2:34) whose life and legacy generate intense debate. He was the first Christian emperor, protector of the Church, and eventually remembered as "equal to the apostles" for bringing about the Christianization of the Empire. Yet there is another side to Constantine’s legacy, one that was often neglected by his Christian hagiographers. Some modern scholars have questioned the orthodoxy of the so-called model Christian emperor, while others have doubted the sincerity of his Christian commitment, viewing his embrace of the faith as merely a means to a political end. Drawing together papers presented at the 2013 symposium at Stockton University commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, this volume examines the very questions that have for so long occupied historians, classicists, and theologians. The papers in this volume prove once again that Constantine is not so much a figure from the remote past, but an individual whose legacy continues to shape our present.

Being Christian in Vandal Africa
Being Christian in Vandal Africa

Author: Robin Whelan

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2024-05-10

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0520401433

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Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom, the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, ca. 439 to 533 c.e. Exploiting neglected texts, author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene (“Catholic”) and Homoian (“Arian”) Christians and explores their rival claims to political and religious legitimacy. These contests—sometimes violent—are key to understanding the wider and much-debated issues of identity and state formation in the post-imperial West.

The Rhetoric of Power in Late Antiquity
The Rhetoric of Power in Late Antiquity

Author: Elizabeth DePalma Digeser

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-10-18

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0755605578

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Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own terms. Taking the reign of Constantine the Great as its starting point, this book examines the unique intersection of rhetoric, religion and politics in Late Antiquity. Expert scholars come together to examine ancient rhetorical texts to explore the ways in which late antique authors drew upon classical traditions, presenting Roman and post-Roman religious and political institutions in order to establish a desired image of a 'new era'. This book provides new insights into how the post-Roman Germanic West, Byzantine East and Muslim South appropriated and transformed the political, intellectual and cultural legacy inherited from the late Roman Empire and its borderlands.

The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto

Author: Andrew Cain

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016-05-12

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0191075817

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The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto was one of the most widely read and disseminated Greek hagiographic texts during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. To this day it remains, alongside Athanasius' Life of Antony, one of the core primary sources for fourth-century Egyptian monasticism as well as one of the most fascinating, yet perplexing, pieces of monastic hagiography to survive from the entire patristic period. However, until now it has not received the intensive and sustained scholarly analysis that a monograph affords. In this study, Andrew Cain incorporates insights from source criticism, stylistic and rhetorical analysis, literary criticism, and historical, geographical, and theological studies in an attempt to break new ground and revise current scholarly orthodoxy about a broad range of interpretive issues and problems.