Ambrose: Church and Society in the Late Roman World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780582251137)

An account, and assessment, of the career of St Ambrose (339-397), from 374 bishop of Milan and one of the four Doctors of the Christian Church (with Sts. Jerome, Augustine and Gregory the Great). A key figure in the transition of the later Roman Empire into its medieval successor, Western Christendom, Ambrose was deeply involved in the political, social and religious issues of his day: struggles between church and state (especially with Emperor Theodosius), the fight against heresy, but he also had a deep influence on Church thought such as the role and status of women. John Moorhead considers all these dimensions in a book that will be of compelling interest to historians of the Church and the late classical world and classical studies.

Author: John Moorhead
ISBN-10: 0582251133
ISBN-13: 9780582251137
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/30/1999
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.47w x 0.54d