Becoming Christian: The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia

by Raymond Van Dam

In a richly textured investigation of the transformation of Cappadocia during the fourth century, Becoming Christian: The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia examines the local impact of Christianity on traditional Greek and Roman society. The Cappadocians Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Eunomius of Cyzicus were influential participants in intense arguments over doctrinal orthodoxy and heresy. In his discussion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812237382
• ISBN13: 9780812237382
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"