{"product_id":"the-origins-of-roman-christian-walter-stevenson-9780367619664","title":"The Origins of Roman Christian Diplomacy: Constantius II and John Chrysostom as Innovators","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book illuminates the origins of Roman Christian diplomacy through two case studies: Constantius II's imperial strategy in the Red Sea; and John Chrysostom's ecclesiastical strategy in Gothia and Sasanian Persia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth men have enjoyed a strong narrative tradition: Constantius as a persecuting, theological fanatic, and Chrysostom as a stubborn, na?e reformer. Yet this tradition has often masked their remarkable innovations. As part of his strategy for conquest, Constantius was forced to focus on Alexandria, demonstrating a carefully orchestrated campaign along the principal eastern trade route. Meanwhile, whilst John Chrysostom' s preaching and social reform have garnered extensive discussion, his late sermons and letters composed in exile reveal an ambitious program to establish church structures outside imperial state control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates that these two pioneers innovated a diplomacy that utilised Christianity as a tool for forging alliances with external peoples; a procedure that would later become central to Byzantine statecraft. It will appeal to all those interested in Early Christianity and late antique\/medieval history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367619660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367619664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"Walter Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128312066303,"sku":"9780367619664","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19df6088-6200-4f6a-b46b-d202bc0db9fb.jpg?v=1687458066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-origins-of-roman-christian-walter-stevenson-9780367619664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}