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This book challenges the popular understanding that all Byzantines regarded the Christian faith, Hellenic cultural legacy, and Roman imperial tradition as inextricably linked. To this end, it outlines and explores the patristic resistance to the emperor's involvement in ecclesial affairs as evidenced by the writings of St. Maximus the Confessor and his disciples, in addition to their martyrial and monastic influences. It therefore considers what the orthodox Christians of the Early Byzantine period perceived as their identity capital, including the virtues defined by the New Testament and such Late Antique texts as the Acts of Justin and the Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Factoring in the theological crisis of the seventh century, this investigation highlights how the Confessor's clerical and lay accusers reclaimed the Greek legacy to distinguish themselves from the defenders of Christ's two wills residing in "Old Rome". Contrary to the conviction of many scholars, this book discloses that many Byzantines did not recognise anything holy about the office of the emperor (with the church fathers especially rejecting imperial trappings).

About the Author :
Dr Chris Baghos is an Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Theology in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Charles Sturt University and St Mark's National Theological Centre (Canberra, ACT, Australia). He is also a graduate of the University of Sydney whose research interests include patristic theology, ecclesiastical history, and Greek, Latin, and Insular hagiographies. In addition to Christian identity in the patristic tradition, he has extensively explored the topic of sainthood and its relation to the environment and the development of technology. His first book, Wondrous in His Saints: Essays to Inspire on the Orthodox Patristic Tradition, examines the wider legacy of the church fathers from a multicultural perspective, including its relevance for contemporary Christian experience and attitudes towards the arts and sciences.

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'Exploring Christian Identity from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages: Neither Greek nor Roman is an invigorating book that examines a range of relatively understudied texts (for example, the Epistle to Diognetus and Relatio motionis, the record of the trial of St Maximus the Confessor), bringing them into conversation with the Macarian Homilies, and the Maximian corpus, to advance a different reading of Byzantine Church-State relations.'Carole M. CusackProfessor of Religious Studies, The University of Sydney, Australia'Chris Baghos adeptly analyses the complex question of Christian self-identity as understood and constructed by representatives of monastic culture, Hellenic paideia, and Roman administration and imperial authority in the late antique Byzantine empire. This is an important and meticulous study. I confidently recommend it.'Adam CooperAssociate Professor and Lecturer in Theology and Church History, Catholic Theological College, Melbourne, Australia


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  • ISBN-13: 9781036410988
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Neither Greek nor Roman
  • ISBN-10: 1036410986
  • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 212 mm
  • No of Pages: 127
  • Width: 148 mm


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