Voting about God in Early Church Councils

By Ramsay MacMullen

Book Overview

In this original book, an eminent historian explores how early Christian doctrine was determined by majority vote in church councils during the third to sixth centuries. Ramsey MacMullen brings the reader directly into council chambers, where rank and file bishops engage in debate, then vote to establish a single Christian orthodoxy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300255411
• ISBN13: 9780300255416
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"