Harry O Maier
Biographic Data
| ID | 1128876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harry O Maier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harry |
| FAMILY NAME | O Maier |
| SIGNATURE | MAIER H O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vancouver School of Theology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1048-2483 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Law, Politics, and 1 Clement
Law, Politics, and 1 Clement
Spatial Imagination, Embedded Female Agency, and Women’s Networks in Early Christianity
Using spatial and intersectional analysis as well as theory dedicated to embedded gender agency, this article argues that the religious identities of female Christians were dynamic and pluriform not static and singular. These tools help to identify the ways in which one or more aspects of simultaneously co-existing female gendered identities became salient in different situations, through specific social practices. Documents for analysis include …
Temporality, Urbanity, and John’s Apocalypse
Death in Smyrna
The essay concentrates on the Martyrdom of Polycarp, a script largely believed to contain the earliest extant occurrences of a Christian technical martyrdom vocabulary. On the one hand, we will lay bare the distinctively urban character of this death performance by showing how and to what extent all the components of the martyrdom apparatus relate to the city as socio-spatial condition of production and consumption, textualisation and memorialisa…
Desiring Martyrs
Martyrs create space and time through the actions they take, the fate they suffer, the stories they prompt, the cultural narratives against which they take place and the retelling of their tales in different places and contexts. The title "Desiring Martyrs" is meant in two senses. First, it refers to protagonists and antagonists of the martyrdom narratives who as literary characters seek martyrs and the way they inscribe certain kinds of cultural…
The Father, the Son, and John on Location in the Farewell Discourse
Using the tools of social geography, specifically those developed by Edward Soja, Henri Lefebvre, and Oliver Sacks, this article explores the Gospel of John’s spatial reference to place as it appears in Jesus’ Farewell Discourse (John 14–17) and the ways it uses narrative to create places for the practices and conceiving of religious identity. Although application of spatial study to John’s gospel is relatively rare in Johannine studies, it promi…
Urban Religion at the Neighbourhood Level in the Roman Empire
3
Romans Watching Romans
Romans Watching Romans: Christ Religion in Close Urban Quarters and Neighbourhood Transformations
Making History with the Shepherd of Hermas
Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie im Hirt des Hermas Geschichte konzipiert wird, und verknüpft dies mit Walter Benjamins Idee der »Jetztzeit«,Michail Bachtins Begriff des »Chronotopos« und Marshall Sahlins bzw. Michael Lambeks Anthropologie der Geschichte in nichtwestlichen Gesellschaften. Im Blick auf die erzählerische Konstruktion von Raum und Zeit in der dritten und vierten Vision (9,1-24,7) bzw. im neunten Gleichnis (78,1-110,3)…
Bishop
“Bishop,” cognate of episkopos (literally “overseer”), is a term perhaps borrowed from the contemporary Greco‐Roman world.
Clement of Rome
Clement of Rome (flourished 96 ce ) is an otherwise unknown figure variously assigned by Christian tradition as the third or fourth Bishop of Rome, though either attribution is anachronistic since there is no compelling evidence of monarchical episcopacy in Rome until the later second century.
Paul’s Letter to Philemon
When Christians Were Jews
Famous New Testament scholars are generally expected to write two books, one on Jesus and one on Paul. Fredriksen’s books are From Jesus to Christ, published in 1988 (Yale; 2000, 2nd ed.), and Paul: The Pagans’ Apostle, published in 2018. When Christians Were Jews is a companion to and in many ways a digest (not without modifications of the former) of both. It is also a sequel, which aims to tell the story of what happened more broadly among the …
Seeing the God
The first inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary work of its kind, this book focuses on the importance of visual culture in the study of classical, Roman, and Christian antiquity. It explores the role of the visual in helping to create a vision of the gods and how commitment to the visibility of the divine affected ancient religious practices, rituals, and beliefs. The essays deploy a wide range of disciplines that include archaeology, iconolo…
Vision, Visualisation, and Politics in the Apostle Paul
The essay applies the theoretical study of visual culture to an analysis of the role of the visual in the communication of religious ideas by the New Testament author, Paul. The discussion explores the contributions of anthropologists and iconologists to the study and understanding of visual culture. After an exploration of the role of vision in understanding generally, the essay then turns to the goals of creating visual experiences in ancient r…
Nero in Jewish and Christian Tradition from the First Century to the Reformation
Modern readers who come to accounts of Nero in Jewish and Christian tradition are likely to leave bemused if not somewhat bewildered. Those who read the ancient Jewish and Christian beliefs about a Nero who will return from death and damnation as Antichrist will share Augustine's incredulity about such apocalyptic prognostications. Whether tyrant, immoral, persecutor, damned, mold for the coming Antichrist, or the returned Antichrist himself, the…
Clement of Rome
Clement of Rome (flourished 96 ce ), is an otherwise unknown figure variously assigned by Christian tradition as the third or fourth Bishop of Rome (Lightfoot 1989: 203–345), though either attribution is anachronistic since there is no compelling evidence of monarchical episcopacy in Rome until the later second century (Lampe 2003: 397–408).
Bishop
“Bishop,” cognate of episkopos (literally “overseer”), is a term perhaps borrowed from the contemporary Greco‐Roman world.
Die Visio Pauli
Catherine Keller, God and Power
Catherine Keller, God and Power: Counter-Apocalyptic Journeys (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005), pp. xii + 184. Paperback $22.00, ISBN 0-8006-3727-5
A Sly Civility
This article relates Colossian vocabulary, motifs and theological themes to the cultural situation of the cult of the emperor. The author’s language and conceptualization of reconciliation as a cosmic and earthly peace (Col.1.15-23) reflects an imperial backdrop and utilizes civic vocabulary typical of Greek and Roman treatments of concord. His representation of Jesus’ death as a Roman triumph (2.15), and the incorporation of all humankind—includ…
Polycarp and John
Staging the Gaze
In Minucius Felix's Octavius , the pagan Caecilius offers an intriguing critique of the Christian God. Having pilloried Christian faith as trust in a “solitary, forlorn God, whom no free nation, no kingdom, no superstition known to Rome has knowledge of,” he goes on to mock him as a voyeur: [W]hat monstrous absurdities these Christians invent about this God of theirs, whom they can neither show nor see! That he searches diligently into the ways a…
Das Bildungswesen und die langen Wellen der ökonomischen Entwicklung
Bildung und Qualifikation sind zwei grundlegende ökonomische Faktoren, die ausschlaggebend für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Landes sind. Sie haben sich im Prozeß der ökonomischen Entwicklung modifiziert, neugestaltet und ständig an Gewicht gewonnen. Von ihnen hängt zu einem wesentlichen Teil die Qualität und Effizienz der menschlichen Arbeit ab. Damit sind sie sowohl die Quellen der Entstehung wie der Verwendung des produzierten Reichtum…
Religious Dissent, Heresy and Households in Late Antiquity
L'A. tente d'identifier la vie des menages tels qu'ils fonctionnent aux IV e et V e siecles a l'interieur des groupes religieux. Les menages ont joue un role important dans la survie, la propagande, la definition et les disciplines caracteristiques des groupes proscrits. Les decrets anti-heretiques du Code theodosien apportent des preuves significatives de l'utilisation de l'espace domestique par les chretiens dans des circonstances difficiles
Religious Dissent, Heresy and Households in Late Antiquity
L'A. tente d'identifier la vie des menages tels qu'ils fonctionnent aux IV e et V e siecles a l'interieur des groupes religieux. Les menages ont joue un role important dans la survie, la propagande, la definition et les disciplines caracteristiques des groupes proscrits. Les decrets anti-heretiques du Code theodosien apportent des preuves significatives de l'utilisation de l'espace domestique par les chretiens dans des circonstances difficiles
Clement of Alexandria and the Care of the Self
Clement of Alexandria and the Care of the Self Get access Harry O. Maier Harry O. Maier Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LXII, Issue 3, Fall 1994, Pages 719–745, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LXII.3.719 Published: 01 October 1994
Soziologie der Papste
The charismatic authority of Ignatius of Antioch
Sociologiquement, l'autorite charismatique d'Ignace d'Antioche est a mettre en rapport avec un certain sectarisme du christianisme oriental. Pyschologiquement, elle serait la contrepartie de ses complexes d'inferiorite. En effet, compte tenu de la banalisation du martyre, c'est le role et non la personnalite qui est determinant
Clement of Alexandria and the Care of the Self
Clement of Alexandria and the Care of the Self Get access Harry O. Maier Harry O. Maier Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LXII, Issue 3, Fall 1994, Pages 719–745, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LXII.3.719 Published: 01 October 1994
Religious Dissent, Heresy and Households in Late Antiquity
L'A. tente d'identifier la vie des menages tels qu'ils fonctionnent aux IV e et V e siecles a l'interieur des groupes religieux. Les menages ont joue un role important dans la survie, la propagande, la definition et les disciplines caracteristiques des groupes proscrits. Les decrets anti-heretiques du Code theodosien apportent des preuves significatives de l'utilisation de l'espace domestique par les chretiens dans des circonstances difficiles
Das Bildungswesen und die langen Wellen der ökonomischen Entwicklung
Bildung und Qualifikation sind zwei grundlegende ökonomische Faktoren, die ausschlaggebend für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Landes sind. Sie haben sich im Prozeß der ökonomischen Entwicklung modifiziert, neugestaltet und ständig an Gewicht gewonnen. Von ihnen hängt zu einem wesentlichen Teil die Qualität und Effizienz der menschlichen Arbeit ab. Damit sind sie sowohl die Quellen der Entstehung wie der Verwendung des produzierten Reichtum…
Staging the Gaze
In Minucius Felix's Octavius , the pagan Caecilius offers an intriguing critique of the Christian God. Having pilloried Christian faith as trust in a “solitary, forlorn God, whom no free nation, no kingdom, no superstition known to Rome has knowledge of,” he goes on to mock him as a voyeur: [W]hat monstrous absurdities these Christians invent about this God of theirs, whom they can neither show nor see! That he searches diligently into the ways a…
Polycarp and John
A Sly Civility
This article relates Colossian vocabulary, motifs and theological themes to the cultural situation of the cult of the emperor. The author’s language and conceptualization of reconciliation as a cosmic and earthly peace (Col.1.15-23) reflects an imperial backdrop and utilizes civic vocabulary typical of Greek and Roman treatments of concord. His representation of Jesus’ death as a Roman triumph (2.15), and the incorporation of all humankind—includ…
Catherine Keller, God and Power
Catherine Keller, God and Power: Counter-Apocalyptic Journeys (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005), pp. xii + 184. Paperback $22.00, ISBN 0-8006-3727-5
Die Visio Pauli
Clement of Rome
Clement of Rome (flourished 96 ce ), is an otherwise unknown figure variously assigned by Christian tradition as the third or fourth Bishop of Rome (Lightfoot 1989: 203–345), though either attribution is anachronistic since there is no compelling evidence of monarchical episcopacy in Rome until the later second century (Lampe 2003: 397–408).
Bishop
“Bishop,” cognate of episkopos (literally “overseer”), is a term perhaps borrowed from the contemporary Greco‐Roman world.
Nero in Jewish and Christian Tradition from the First Century to the Reformation
Modern readers who come to accounts of Nero in Jewish and Christian tradition are likely to leave bemused if not somewhat bewildered. Those who read the ancient Jewish and Christian beliefs about a Nero who will return from death and damnation as Antichrist will share Augustine's incredulity about such apocalyptic prognostications. Whether tyrant, immoral, persecutor, damned, mold for the coming Antichrist, or the returned Antichrist himself, the…
Vision, Visualisation, and Politics in the Apostle Paul
The essay applies the theoretical study of visual culture to an analysis of the role of the visual in the communication of religious ideas by the New Testament author, Paul. The discussion explores the contributions of anthropologists and iconologists to the study and understanding of visual culture. After an exploration of the role of vision in understanding generally, the essay then turns to the goals of creating visual experiences in ancient r…
Seeing the God
The first inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary work of its kind, this book focuses on the importance of visual culture in the study of classical, Roman, and Christian antiquity. It explores the role of the visual in helping to create a vision of the gods and how commitment to the visibility of the divine affected ancient religious practices, rituals, and beliefs. The essays deploy a wide range of disciplines that include archaeology, iconolo…
Making History with the Shepherd of Hermas
Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie im Hirt des Hermas Geschichte konzipiert wird, und verknüpft dies mit Walter Benjamins Idee der »Jetztzeit«,Michail Bachtins Begriff des »Chronotopos« und Marshall Sahlins bzw. Michael Lambeks Anthropologie der Geschichte in nichtwestlichen Gesellschaften. Im Blick auf die erzählerische Konstruktion von Raum und Zeit in der dritten und vierten Vision (9,1-24,7) bzw. im neunten Gleichnis (78,1-110,3)…
Bishop
“Bishop,” cognate of episkopos (literally “overseer”), is a term perhaps borrowed from the contemporary Greco‐Roman world.
Clement of Rome
Clement of Rome (flourished 96 ce ) is an otherwise unknown figure variously assigned by Christian tradition as the third or fourth Bishop of Rome, though either attribution is anachronistic since there is no compelling evidence of monarchical episcopacy in Rome until the later second century.
Paul’s Letter to Philemon
When Christians Were Jews
Famous New Testament scholars are generally expected to write two books, one on Jesus and one on Paul. Fredriksen’s books are From Jesus to Christ, published in 1988 (Yale; 2000, 2nd ed.), and Paul: The Pagans’ Apostle, published in 2018. When Christians Were Jews is a companion to and in many ways a digest (not without modifications of the former) of both. It is also a sequel, which aims to tell the story of what happened more broadly among the …
Desiring Martyrs
Martyrs create space and time through the actions they take, the fate they suffer, the stories they prompt, the cultural narratives against which they take place and the retelling of their tales in different places and contexts. The title "Desiring Martyrs" is meant in two senses. First, it refers to protagonists and antagonists of the martyrdom narratives who as literary characters seek martyrs and the way they inscribe certain kinds of cultural…
The Father, the Son, and John on Location in the Farewell Discourse
Using the tools of social geography, specifically those developed by Edward Soja, Henri Lefebvre, and Oliver Sacks, this article explores the Gospel of John’s spatial reference to place as it appears in Jesus’ Farewell Discourse (John 14–17) and the ways it uses narrative to create places for the practices and conceiving of religious identity. Although application of spatial study to John’s gospel is relatively rare in Johannine studies, it promi…
Urban Religion at the Neighbourhood Level in the Roman Empire
3
Romans Watching Romans
Romans Watching Romans: Christ Religion in Close Urban Quarters and Neighbourhood Transformations
Death in Smyrna
The essay concentrates on the Martyrdom of Polycarp, a script largely believed to contain the earliest extant occurrences of a Christian technical martyrdom vocabulary. On the one hand, we will lay bare the distinctively urban character of this death performance by showing how and to what extent all the components of the martyrdom apparatus relate to the city as socio-spatial condition of production and consumption, textualisation and memorialisa…
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