The Fear of Freedom: A Study of Miracles in the Roman Imperial Church Tapa blanda - 1989

The Pennsylvania State University Press 1989. 211 p. Paperback, in good condition

Paperback / softback. New. By "the fear of freedom" Greer means the unconscious flight from the heavy burden of individual choice an open society lays upon its members. The miraculous represents a heavenly power brought down to earth and tied to the life of the community. Understanding how miracles were perceived in the late antiquity requires us to put aside the notion of a miracle as the violation of the natural order. "Miracles" for the church fathers refers to anything that evokes wonder. Rowan Greer is not concerned with conclusions about the truth or falsity of the miracles reported in the ancient sources. He is concerned with how the miracle stories shaped the way people understood Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries. Once the Church gained the predominance in the Empire as part of the Constantinian revolution, most Christians thought that a new Christian commonwealth was in the making. The miracles associated with the cult of the saints (the… Leer más

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 228 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.52 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.