Travel Among Early Christians: A Socio-Theological Analysis of Pauline and Ignatian Communities

By Jason Borges

Travel among Early Christians approaches intercommunal movement between churches as a valuable source of insights regarding social and theological aspects of early Christianity. Incorporating theories from mobility studies and ancient institutions that facilitated travel, Borges traces how travel functioned as a formative practice among early Christians' group identities, and signified a new cosmic reality regarding their unity in Christ. Borges investigates six specific travel events in Pauline and Ignatian churches, noting how mobility became a distinctive and revealing aspect of early Christianity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004735976
• ISBN13: 9789004735972
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"