The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium 9780520381582, 9780520381599, 0520381580

The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium 9780520381599

A portrait of history’s first complex Christian society as seen through the lense of Christian philanthropy and gift giv

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The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium (Volume 62) (Transformation of the Classical Heritage) 9780520381582, 9780520381599, 0520381580

A portrait of history’s first complex Christian society as seen through the lens of Christian philanthropy and gift givi

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The Rich Christian in the Church of the Early Empire: Contradictions and Accommodations / Early Church on Wealth 0889469709, 0889465475

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The Sacred Architecture of Byzantium: Art, Liturgy and Symbolism in Early Christian Churches 9780755694006, 9781780762913

The churches of the Byzantine era were built to represent heaven on earth. Architecture, art and liturgy were intertwine

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Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich: Wealth, Poverty, and Early Christian Formation 9781441238641, 1441238646

The issue of wealth and poverty and its relationship to Christian faith is as ancient as the New Testament and reaches e

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Making Laws for a Christian Society: The Hibernensis and the Beginnings of Church Law in Ireland and Britain 1351267248, 9781351267243

"This is the first comprehensive study of the contribution that texts from Britain and Ireland made to the developm

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Environment and Society in Byzantium, 650-1150: Between the Oak and the Olive 3030599353, 9783030599355

This book illuminates Byzantines' relationship with woodland between the seventh and twelfth centuries. Using the o

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Emotional Minds: The Passions and the Limits of Pure Inquiry in Early Modern Philosophy 9783110260922, 9783110260908

The thoroughly contemporary question of the relationship between emotion and reason was debated with such complexity by

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Image Making in Byzantium, Sasanian Persia and the Early Muslim World: Images and Cultures 9781000949612, 9781138375246, 9780754659495, 1000949613

Relations between Byzantium and its neighbours are the focus of this volume. The papers address questions of cultural ex

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Philanthropy and the Philanthropy Sector: An Introduction 1351911503, 9781351911504

Offering an introduction to modern philanthropy with regard to the commitment and willingness of citizens, funds, church

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