Christian Friendship in the Fourth Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521419079)

This study presents the evidence, derived from letters and theological works, for theories of Christian friendship as they were developed by the leading fourth-century Church Fathers, both in East and West. The author attempts to find out how consistent and positive is the picture of friendship between Christians at the time, and considers friendship in the context of the relation between pagan theory and Christian ideas. All of the writers considered had a profound influence on later ages as well as on their own period.

Author: Carolinne White, White Carolinne
ISBN-10: 0521419077
ISBN-13: 9780521419079
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/27/1992
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.96w x 1.08d