Title: Family and asceticism
Description: The study is based on the texts by Christian authors written between ca. 375 and 425 AD. It analyzes asceticism and the motivation for it in the context of early Christianity; studies changes in family ideology and family practices in Late Roman world; and, develops a theory on continuity strategies.
Subjects: Asceticism, History, Christianity, Influence, Families
Places: Rome
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600