Authority, Legitimacy and Sovereignty: Religion and Politics in the Roman Empire before Constantine
This essay traces Christian thinking about sacred and secular authority during the early centuries of the Roman Empire. Christian martyrdom, interpreted by apologists such as Tertullian, established a place for Christianity in Roman society and gave it authority against imperial power. From this con...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
[2016]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Année: 2016, Volume: 29, Numéro: 2, Pages: 177-189 |
| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam CG Christianisme et politique KAB Christianisme primitif SA Droit ecclésial |
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APOLOGISTS (Christians)
B Sovereignty B Rome B Authority B SOCIALISM & Christianity B Bishops B Legitimacy B History B Social Conditions B Apologists B Martyrdom |
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| Résumé: | This essay traces Christian thinking about sacred and secular authority during the early centuries of the Roman Empire. Christian martyrdom, interpreted by apologists such as Tertullian, established a place for Christianity in Roman society and gave it authority against imperial power. From this confrontation there emerged a differentiation of religious and civil authority that provided a starting point for later constitutional ideas of separate and balanced powers and distinctions between state and civil society. A comparative perspective reminds us, however, that at their beginnings, Islam and Christianity faced quite different questions about religious and political authority. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946815623133 |