Book
Slavery in early Christianity / Jennifer A. Glancy ; foreword by Daniel Jose Camacho.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798889830887 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xviii, 318 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Expanded edition.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Bodies and souls : the rhetoric of slavery -- Body work : slavery and the Pauline Churches -- Body language : corporal anxiety and Christian theology -- Parabolic bodies : the figure of the slave in the sayings of Jesus -- Moral bodies : ecclesiastical development and slaveholding culture.
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- Subject:
- Slavery and the church > History.
Church and social problems > History.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sitka.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas Campus Library | HT 913 .G53 2024 (Text) | 58500001243799 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Augsburg Fortress Pub
A classic work that exposed the centrality of enslaved people and slaveholders in early Christian circles. In this expanded edition, the distinguished scholar Jennifer A. Glancy reflects upon recent discoveries and future trajectories related to the study of ancient slavery's impact on Christianity's development. - Augsburg Fortress Pub
A classic work that exposed the centrality of enslaved people and slaveholders in early Christian circles. In this expanded edition, the distinguished scholar Jennifer A. Glancy reflects upon recent discoveries and future trajectories related to the study of ancient slavery's impact on Christianity's development.
What if the stories traditionally told about slavery, as something peripheral or contradictory to Christianity's emergence, are wrong? This book contends that some of the most cherished Christian texts from Jesus and the apostle Paul prioritized the perspectives of slaveholders. Jennifer A. Glancy highlights how the strong metaphorical uses of slavery in early Christian discourse can't be disconnected from the reality of enslaved people and their bodies. Deftly maneuvering among biblical texts, material evidence, and the literary and philosophical currents of the Greco-Roman world, she situates early Christian slavery in its broader cultural setting.
Glancy's penetrating study into slavery's impact on early Christianity, from the pages of the New Testament to the branded collars used by Christians who held people in bondage, will be of interest to those asking questions about slavery, power, and freedom in the long arc of history.