Athanasius and the politics of asceticism
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Athanasius and the politics of asceticism
（Oxford early Christian studies）
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1995
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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Yale University, 1992, originally presented under the title: St. Athanasius and ascetic Christians in Egypt
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-349) and index
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Early Christian asceticism was far from being wholly other-worldly. This study of the life and thought of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (328-73), who was one of the central figures of the Church at the time, shows just how deeply political ascetic theology could also be, in the struggle to form a united and dominant Church in Egypt under the Roman Empire. The book includes an appendix with some of the writings of Athanasius translated into English for the first time. The book is intended for scholars and students of patristics, theology, and the history of the church and late Roman Empire.
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