Was religious practice in ancient Rome cultic and hostile to individual expression? Or was
there, rather, considerable latitude for individual initiative and creativity? Jörg Rüpke, one of …

This new edition introduces the reader to the philosophy of early Christianity in the second to
fourth centuries AD, and contextualizes the philosophical contributions of early Christians in …

English summary: This examination of Heracleon is based on the dispute which took place
in the 20th century surrounding the gnostic character of the Gospel of John. According to …

Cover--Half-title--Title--Copyright--Contents--Acknowledgments--ONE: Introduction--TWO:
Symbolic Goods as Media of Exchange in Paul's Gift Economy--THREE: The Benefactor's …

Plato's doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death
(and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that …

Der sudgallische Erzbischof Caesarius von Arles (542) zahlt zu den einflussreichsten
Predigern seiner Zeit. Mit innovativen Strategien bringt er sein Publikum in Kontakt mit …

This chapter points out the chances and problems of an approach within archaeology of
religion which makes use of “individualization” and “individuality”, concepts, which are …

Die Bedingungen fur das Christsein anderten sich in der Spatantike grundlegend. Mit der
Hinwendung der romischen Kaiser zum Christentum und der Forderung der Kirche …

Graf von Baudissin hatte während seiner Tätigkeit im Amt Blank die Konzeption der Inneren
Führung entwickelt und in Politik wie Öffentlichkeit kommuniziert. Die Innere Führung gehört …