Communities of the Blessed: Social Environment and Religious Change in Northern Italy, Ad 200-400

by Mark Humphries

This book provides a new appraisal of religious change in the Roman Empire, focusing on the rise of Christianity in Northern Italy. Drawing on both archaeological evidence and traditional literary sources, Mark Humphries examines Christian origins and shows how competing interests of bishops, emperors, and laity impacted the political, cultural, and theological development of the church.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198269838
• ISBN13: 9780198269830
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 258 Pages