When Brothers Dwell in Unity: Byzantine Christianity and Homosexuality

by Stephen Morris and Stephen Morris

In the world of early Byzantine Christianity, monastic rules acknowledged but discouraged the homosexual impulses of adult males. What most disturbed monastic leaders was adolescent males being accepted as novices; adult men were considered unable to control their sexual desires for these "beautiful boys." John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople (397-407), virulently denounced homosexuality, but was virtually the only Byzantine cleric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786495170
• ISBN13: 9780786495177
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher