Church and State in Early Christianity

by Hugo Rahner

Fr. Hugo Rahner, a renowned church historian, presents for the first time in English a very clear and readable study of the relationship of the Church and State during the first eight centuries. From... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898703778
• ISBN13: 9780898703771
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

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Church and State relations in early Christianity

This is a great book for understanding the relations between the nascent Christian religion, and the ancient world in which it emerged. Fr. Rahner does a great job of painting a picture of the alternating shifts of power between a Church and rulers which alternated in strength. He quotes at length from primary sources and leaves the reader with an understanding as to the strengths and weaknesses of different Church/state dynamics. This is particularly an interesting read as we reflect on our own culture's approach to Church and state relations.