02957nam a2200421 i 4500 ebr10773726 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 130515s2014 cau ob 001 0deng|d 9780520280427 (hardback) 9780520956582 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)863032688 BR162.3 .B66 2014eb 270.2 23 Booth, Phil, 1981- Crisis of empire : doctrine and dissent at the end of late antiquity / Phil Booth. Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 2014. 1 online resource (412 pages) text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Transformation of the classical heritage ; LII Includes bibliographical references and index. "This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics-John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor-to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion. By asserting visions which reconciled long-standing intellectual tensions between asceticism and Church, these authors established the framework for their subsequent emergence as Constantinople's most vociferous religious critics, their alliance with the Roman popes, and their radical rejection of imperial interference in matters of the faith. Situated within the broader religious currents of the fourth to seventh centuries, this book throws new light on the nature not only of the holy man in late antiquity, but also of the Byzantine Orthodoxy that would emerge in the Middle Ages, and which is still central to the churches of Greece and Eastern Europe"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Moschus, John, approximately 550-619. Sophronius, Saint, Patriarch of Jerusalem, approximately 560-approximately 638. Maximus, Confessor, Saint, approximately 580-662. Church history 7th century. Electronic books. Print version: Booth, Phil. Crisis of empire : doctrine and dissent at the end of late antiquity. Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 2014 xv, 393 pages Transformation of the classical heritage ; LII 9780520280427 (DLC) 2013011399 ebrary. Transformation of the classical heritage ; 52. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10773726 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 128469 128469