Book description
What can we know about the everyday experiences of Christians during the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries? How did non-elite men and women, enslaved, freed, and free persons, who did not renounce sex or choose voluntary poverty become Christian? They neither led a religious community nor did they live in…
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1 author picked Unfinished Christians as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Frank discusses the experiential world of Christian laity (rather than the literate elite) during the late Antique and Byzantine periods. What constituted the Christian religion for them? What were the key Christian experiences?
What sorts of things stimulated the senses—smells, sounds, touches? I love this book because it is beautifully written and prompts me to consider aspects of the early Christian experience I might not have considered, such as what it’s like to participate in a nocturnal (all-night) vigil or to carry a lamp in a procession.
From David's list on The best books that describe how ancient peoples embraced Christianity in late antiquity.
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