Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity: The Jovinianist Controversy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199565535)

Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity is the first major study in English of the 'heretic' Jovinian and the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy in the first three centuries and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. He provides a thorough analysis of the responses of Jovinian's main opponents, including Pope Siricius, Ambrose, Jerome, Pelagius, and Augustine. In the course of his discussion Hunter sheds new light on the origins of Christian asceticism, the rise of clerical celibacy, the development of Marian doctrine, and the formation of 'orthodoxy' and 'heresy' in early Christianity.

Author: David G. Hunter
ISBN-10: 0199565538
ISBN-13: 9780199565535
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 06/22/2009
Pages: 338
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d