Andrew Crislip: 2 books
Thorns in the Flesh
Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
The literature of late ancient Christianity is rich both in saints who lead lives of almost Edenic health and in saints who court and endure horrifying diseases. In such narratives, health and illness might signify the sanctity of the ascetic, or invite consideration of a broader theology of illness....
Selected Discourses of Shenoute the Great
Community, Theology, and Social Conflict in Late Antique Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Shenoute the Great (c.347–465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Coptic in history. For approximately eight decades, Shenoute led a federation of three monasteries and emerged as a Christian leader. His public sermons...