Publication

2007-03-05 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

83,750 words, Guess

Page Count

335 pages

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First Sentence

'Our religion has invented a new dogma against nature', wrote the monk Jovinian, thus characterizing the exaltation of celibacy and asceticism in the late fourth-century church.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity: The Jovinianist Controversy (Oxford Early Christian Studies)Oxford University Press, USA2007-03-05

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