Doctrine and Power: Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire by Carlos R. Galvão-Sobrinho (review)

• Autores: Geoffrey D. Dunn
• Localización: Journal of early Christian studies: Journal of the North American Patristic Society, ISSN 1067-6341, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 139-140
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • [...]the Arian controversy created a new style and form of the exercise of episcopal power as leaders sought to engage in the dispute. The thesis advanced here is that the debate about the definition of God led bishops to prove their legitimacy through group action and the mobilization of support within both ecclesial and civic communities in ways previously unimagined and that had permanent consequences. Even though I have some sense of frustration that the root cause of Nicaea’s significance as a council that saw new constructions of episcopal power is not explored as fully as possible, it is nevertheless an engaging and thought-provoking examination of one of the pivotal episodes in the history of Christianity.