Conversion | The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo

A. D. Nock

ISBN 10: 1481311581 / ISBN 13: 9781481311588

Published by Longleaf Services on behalf of Baylor University P, 2019

Conversion | The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo | A. D. Nock | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2019 | Longleaf Services on behalf of Baylor University P | EAN 9781481311588 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 131340407

Synopsis:

Originally published in 1933, Conversion: The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo remains one of the most influential studies of religion in the Hellenistic and Roman time periods. For years, Arthur Darby Nock was one of the world’s leading authorities on the religions of later antiquity. In this book, Nock analyzes the religious environment in the Greco-Roman world to reveal what made Judaism and Christianity distinctive.
 
Nock compares the conversion process of Christianity with other religious options of the time, noting the differences. He traces the connections between Christianity and the culture into which it was born—a culture in which Christian beliefs and practices spread within households and along already established paths of trade to bridge social divides, offering a compelling alternative to traditional and contemporary cultic options. Through a deep examination of the psychology and circumstances of the Greco-Roman period, Nock concludes that Christianity succeeded, in part, because it acquired and adapted various aspects of other religions and philosophies that possessed popular appeal.
 
Now with a new introduction by Clare K. Rothschild (Lewis University), this new edition of Conversion revitalizes a work that continues to speak. Conversion is still an essential read for anyone attempting to understand the complex relationships among religion, culture, and the rise of Christianity.

About the Author:

A. D. Nock (1902 -1963) was the Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion at Harvard University. He was for years one of the world's leading authorities on the religions of later antiquity. He is also the author of Early Gentile Christianity and Its Hellenistic Background and Essays on Religion and the Ancient World.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Conversion | The Old and the New in Religion...
Publisher: Longleaf Services on behalf of Baylor University P
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu