Violence in Ancient Christianity

Victims and Perpetrators
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-27478-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 125, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

Ancient Christianity had an ambivalent stance toward violence. Jesus had instructed his disciples to love their enemies, and in the first centuries Christians were proud of this lofty teaching and tried to apply it to their persecutors and to competing religious groups. Yet at the same time they testify to their virulent verbal criticism of Jews, heretics and pagans, who could not accept the Christian exclusiveness. After emperor Constantine had turned to Christianity, Christians acquired the opportunity to use violence toward competing groups and pagans, even though they were instructed to love them personally and Jewish-Christian relationships flourished at grass root level. General analyses and case studies demonstrate that the fashionable distinction between intolerant monotheism and tolerant polytheism must be qualified.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geljon, Albert

Roukema, Riemer

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Intoleranz, Verfolgung, Religionskonflikte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Ethik, Moraltheologie, Sozialethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Jan Bremmer, Religious Violence between Greeks, Romans, Christians and Jews

Danny Praet, Violence against Christians and Violence by Christians in the First Three Centuries: Direct Violence, Cultural Violence and the Debate about Christian Exclusiveness

Fred Ledegang, Eusebius’ View on Constantine and his Policy

Hans C. Teitler, Avenging Julian. Violence against Christians during the Years 361-363

F.J. Elizabeth Boddens Hosang, Attraction and Hatred. Relations between Jews and Christians in the Early Church

Hans van Loon, Violence in the Early Years of Cyril of Alexandria’s Episcopate

Joop van Waarden, Priscillian of Avila’s Liber ad Damasum, and the Inability to Handle a Conflict

Paul van Geest, Quid dicam de vindicando vel non vindicando? (Ep. 95, 3). Augustine’s Legitimation of Coercion in his Roles of Mediator, Judge, Teacher and Mystagogue

Gerard Bartelink, Repression von Häretikern und anderen religiösen Gruppierungen im späteren Altertum, in der Sprache widerspiegelt

Riemer Roukema, Reception and Interpretation of Jesus’ Teaching of Love for Enemies in Ancient Christianity

Über Autor(innen)

Albert C. Geljon, Ph.D. (2000) in Ancient Philosophy, Leiden University, teaches classical languages at the Christelijk Gymnasium in Utrecht. He has published on Philo of Alexandria and his influence on the Patristic writers.

Riemer Roukema, Ph.D. (1988) in Theology at VU University Amsterdam, is Research Professor in Early Christianity at the Protestant Theological University, Groningen (previously Kampen). He has published on Patristic interpretation of the New Testament and on Gnosticism.