Education and Religion in Late Antique Christianity

Taylor & Francis

Education and Religion in Late Antique ChristianityReflections, social contexts and genres\nAuthor(s): Peter Gemeinhardt, Lieve Van Hoof, Peter Van Nuffelen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472434760, 978-1472434760\nSynopsis\nThis book studies the complex attitude of late ancient Christians towards classical education. In recent years, the different theoretical positions that can be found among the Church Fathers have received particular attention: their statements ranged from enthusiastic assimilation to outright rejection, the latter sometimes masking implicit adoption. Shifting attention away from such explicit statements, this volume focuses on a series of lesser-known texts in order to study the impact of specific literary and social contexts on late ancient educational views and practices. By moving attention from statements to strategies this volume wishes to enrich our understanding of the creative engag.