Contextualizing Cassian (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: August 2, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780199213139
Subjects: Christian institutions & organizations; Christian theology; Early Church; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; BCE to c 500 CE
Description: Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth century writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. His close analysis of Cassian's earliest work focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a traditional Roman elite, as well as his engagement with contemporary writers.