Episcopal Elections 250-600: Hierarchy and Popular Will in Late Antiquity

Peter Norton covers a topic of great relevance to students of early Church history and late antiquity alike. He challenges the conventional view that after the adoption of Christianity by the Roman empire the local community lost its voice in the appointment of bishops, and argues that this right remained in theory and practice for longer than is normally assumed. Given that bishops became important to the running of the empire at the local level, a proper understanding of how they came into office is essential for our understanding of the later empire.


Author: Peter Norton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.78w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780199207473

About the Author

Peter Norton teaches at the Dragon School, Oxford.

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