Early Christian asceticism was far from being wholly other-worldly. This new and illuminating study of the life and thought of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (328-73), 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 the first-ever English translations of the original writings of Athanasius.
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Early Christian asceticism was far from being wholly other-worldly. This new and illuminating study of the life and thought of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (328-73), 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 the first-ever English translations of the original writings of Athanasius.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. xviii, 356pp. Ex-library. No dust-jacket. Sticker to lower spine and remnant of a sticker to back cover. Several small bumps to extremities of volume, with a touch of soiling and a short (approximately 2") scrape and a couple of small rubbed areas to cloth. Text clean. Binding sound. A good, clean, sound copy.
