{"product_id":"voting-about-god-in-early-church-councils-hardcover","title":"Voting about God in Early Church Councils - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRamsay MacMullen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eminent historian explores how early Christian doctrine was determined by majority vote in church councils during the third to sixth centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this study, Ramsay MacMullen steps aside from the well-worn path that previous scholars have trod to explore exactly how early Christian doctrines became official. Drawing on extensive verbatim stenographic records, he analyzes the ecumenical councils from 325 to 553, in which participants gave authority to doctrinal choices by majority vote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author investigates the sometimes astonishing bloodshed and violence that marked the background to church council proceedings, and from there goes on to describe the planning and staging of councils, the emperors' role, the routines of debate, the participants' understanding of the issues, and their views on God's intervention in their activities. He concludes with a look at the significance of the councils and their doctrinal decisions within the history of Christendom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRamsay MacMullen\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2022), a widely regarded historian of Rome and early Christianity, was Dunham Professor Emeritus of History and Classics at Yale University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eCorruption and the Decline of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Roman Social Relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChristianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChristianizing the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRomanization in the Time of Augustus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.32 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637654253875,"sku":"9780300115963","price":113.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RPucbvN_Xa9780300115963.webp?v=1762296776","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/voting-about-god-in-early-church-councils-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}