medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I have noted it for my own reading. Tom Izbicki
At 09:58 AM 3/7/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Agreed, it is intriguing. Marcus discusses the rise of monasticisms in
>early Christianity in this same chapter of his book, and ties certain
>developments within the institutions (if that is not too strong a word
>to use) of monasticism to this same phenomenon. I recommend the book
>highly. In fact, it is high time I read it again myself.
>
>Best,
>
>MW
>
>Mark F. Williams
>Dept. of Classics
>Calvin College
>Grand Rapids, MI
>USA 49546
>
>"Keep your stick on the ice."
> -Red Green
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] - 3/7/01 9:01 AM >>>
>Intriguing. I also have seen this change tied to the origins of
>eremitical
>monasticism in places like Egypt. Going from the danger of death to
>the
>struggles involved in renouncing the world.
>Tom Izbicki
>
>At 08:55 AM 3/7/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
> >
> > > Perhaps it is the concept of "confessor" that
> > > changed, from confessing the faith through
> > > sufferings (but not death) to confessing the faith
> > > against error.
> > > Tom Izbicki
> >
> >This is almost exactly the point made by Robert Markus in his book
>*The
> >End of Ancient Christianity* (Cambridge, 1990), esp. chapter 5. He
> >cites impressive evidence of a sort of crisis of identity that hit
>the
> >church when martyrs ceased to be made.
> >
>
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