Christianity, Empire, and the Making of Religion in Late Antiquity

by Jeremy M. Schott

In Christianity, Empire, and the Making of Religion in Late Antiquity, Jeremy M. Schott examines the ways in which conflicts between Christian and pagan intellectuals over religious, ethnic, and cultural identity contributed to the transformation of Roman imperial rhetoric and ideology in the early fourth century C.E. During this turbulent period, which began with Diocletian's persecution of the Christians and ended with Constantine's assumption...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812240928
• ISBN13: 9780812240924
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.2"