Today, the statement that Anglicans are fond of the Fathers and keen on patristic studies looks like a platitude. Like many platitudes, it is much less obvious

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in th

The papers presented here explore in various ways the interactions between clerics and the society in which Christian churches put down roots in Late Antiquity.

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