Between the fourth and the sixth centuries Christianity underwent a major transformation, as a variety of theological disputes shaped its definition in a way that still underpins Christian faith and ritual today. This was a long and troublesome process, not only marked by clerical debate and gatherings, but also marred by violence and protracted legal procedures that involved the lay powers of the time, late Roman emperors and, after the fifth-century, the rulers of the various successor-states in the West. Lay authorities frequently employed banishment as a legal sanction against non-conforming clerics, in particular bishops. While exile had already existed as a legal penalty before, it became a particular weapon of choice against clerical dissidents in the period between the council of Nicaea in 325 and the later sixth century.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Migration of Faith: Clerical Exile in Late Antiquity (325 - 600)
Migration of Faith: Clerical Exile in Late Antiquity (325 - 600)
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