Roman State & Christian Church: A Collection Of Legal Documents To A.D. 535 (3 Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Minor wear on external cover - faded spines. Tear along fold of jacket spine of jacket on volume 1. Markings small at bottom of FEP and right top corner of FEP cut out. Otherwise pages bright and clean.
A monumental achievement in ecclesiastical and legal historiography, Roman State & Christian Church provides an unparalleled, comprehensive corpus of primary source documents charting the complex evolution of the relationship between imperial Roman authority and the nascent Christian Church. Across this expansive three-volume set, P. R. Coleman-Norton meticulously curates and translates a vast array of legal and administrative records, spanning the era from the rise of Constantine to the mid-6th century. By presenting imperial edicts, rescripts, conciliar canons, and official correspondence, the work illuminates the precise mechanisms through which the Roman state regulated, empowered, and eventually integrated the burgeoning Church into the fabric of imperial governance. The brilliance of this three-volume collection lies in its systematic approach to documenting the intersection of secular and sacred power. While the initial volumes establish the foundational legal frameworks governing the Church’s early recognition, the concluding volume captures the culmination of this process as Christianity became deeply embedded in the administrative structure of Late Antiquity. Through rigorous academic precision and exhaustive archival research, Coleman-Norton offers scholars an essential, primary reference that renders the political and theological controversies of the era transparent. This set remains an indispensable acquisition for historians, legal scholars, and theologians dedicated to understanding the profound, transformative interplay between civil law and religious authority in the ancient world.
Author: P. R. Coleman-Norton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, S.P.C.K.
Genre: History
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Minor wear on external cover - faded spines. Tear along fold of jacket spine of jacket on volume 1. Markings small at bottom of FEP and right top corner of FEP cut out. Otherwise pages bright and clean.
A monumental achievement in ecclesiastical and legal historiography, Roman State & Christian Church provides an unparalleled, comprehensive corpus of primary source documents charting the complex evolution of the relationship between imperial Roman authority and the nascent Christian Church. Across this expansive three-volume set, P. R. Coleman-Norton meticulously curates and translates a vast array of legal and administrative records, spanning the era from the rise of Constantine to the mid-6th century. By presenting imperial edicts, rescripts, conciliar canons, and official correspondence, the work illuminates the precise mechanisms through which the Roman state regulated, empowered, and eventually integrated the burgeoning Church into the fabric of imperial governance. The brilliance of this three-volume collection lies in its systematic approach to documenting the intersection of secular and sacred power. While the initial volumes establish the foundational legal frameworks governing the Church’s early recognition, the concluding volume captures the culmination of this process as Christianity became deeply embedded in the administrative structure of Late Antiquity. Through rigorous academic precision and exhaustive archival research, Coleman-Norton offers scholars an essential, primary reference that renders the political and theological controversies of the era transparent. This set remains an indispensable acquisition for historians, legal scholars, and theologians dedicated to understanding the profound, transformative interplay between civil law and religious authority in the ancient world.