Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity: The Jovinianist Controversy

by David G. Hunter

Book Overview

Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity is the first major study in English of the 'heretic' Jovinian and the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on marriage and celibacy in the first three centuries and the development of an anti-heretical tradition. He provides a thorough analysis of the responses of Jovinian's main opponents, including Pope Siricius, Ambrose, Jerome, Pelagius, and Augustine. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199565538
• ISBN13: 9780199565535
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: OUP UK
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"