Bishops in Flight Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity

Flight during times of persecution has a long and fraught history in early Christianity. In the third century, bishops who fled were cowards or, worse yet, heretics. On the face of it, it meant denial of Christ and thus betrayal of the faith and its community. But, by the fourth century, the terms o...

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Main Author:	Barry, Jennifer (auth)
Format:	Electronic Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	University of California Press 2019
Subjects:	Ancient history: to c 500 CE Ancient religions & mythologies History Ancient General Religion
Online Access:	OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication
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