Encountering the Sacred
Subtitle: The Debate on Christian Pilgrimage in Late Antiquity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: December 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780520241916
Subjects: Christian pilgrimage; Religion - Christian Life; History of doctrines; Christianity - General; History; Palestine in Christianity; History: World; Palestine; Ancient - General; Holidays - Christian; History / Ancient / General; Religion - Christian Living; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Christian pilgrims and pilgrim; Early church, ca. 30-600
First sentence: Gregory of Nyssa's Letter 2, written in the 380s C.E., contains some of the most explicit reservations concerning pilgrimage to Jerusalem ever voiced by a Christian theologian.