Class Distinction as a Way of Doing Church
The Early Fathers and the Christian Plebs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4065832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Rankin (0000-0002-5835-3402, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 298-315 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1570072041718737 |
| OpenAlex | W2022900196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Roman notions of social and legal distinction helped to shape the approach of certain pre-Nicene Fathers to the ordering of the church. The social distinction between ordo and plebs and the legal one between honestior and humilior helped these Fathers to differentiate the particular rights and responsibilities of clergy and laity, while the concept of patronage and that of the paterfamilias helped them to define the particular role and authority of the bishop. We see this first articulated in Clement and Hermas of Rome, developed further in Tertullian of Carthage, and then find particular expression in Cyprian of Carthage
Biblical studies · Church Fathers · Class (philosophy) · Early Christianity · Epistemology · Expression (computer science) · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Studies and Legal History · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |