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Paideia and Cult

Christian Initiation in Theodore of Mopsuestia [Paperback]

by Daniel L. Schwartz

    • Author

      Daniel L. Schwartz

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

    • Published

      March 2013

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      Product Description

      Paideia and Cult explores the role of Christian education and worship in the complex process of conversion and Christianization. It analyzes the Catechetical Homilies of Theodore of Mopsuestia as a curriculum designed to train those seeking initiation into the Christian mysteries. Although Theodore gave considerable attention to teaching creedal theology, he sought to go beyond simply communicating information. His catechetical preaching set the teaching of Christian ideas within the context of religious community and ritual participation. In doing so he sought to produce a Christianized view of the world and of the convert's place in a community of worship. Theodore's attention to the communal, cognitive, and ritual components of initiation suggest a substantive understanding of religious conversion, yet one that avoids an overemphasis on intellectual and psychological transformation. Throughout this study catechesis emerges as invaluable for comprehending the ability of clergy to initiate new members as Christianity gained increasing prominence within the late Roman world.

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      • Author

        Daniel L. Schwartz

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

      • Published

        March 2013

      • Weight

        296g

      • Page Count

        200

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 16 mm

      • ISBN

        9780674067035

      • ISBN-10

        0674067037

      • Eden Code

        4038305

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      • Author/Creator: Daniel L. Schwartz

      • ISBN: 9780674067035

      • Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

      • Release Date: March 2013

      • Weight: 296g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 16 mm

      • Eden Code: 4038305

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