The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies

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The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies responds to and celebrates the explosion of research in this inter-disciplinary field over recent decades. As a one-volume reference work, it provides an introduction to the academic study of early Christianity (c. 100-600 AD) and examines the vast geographical area impacted by the early church, in Western and Eastern late antiquity. It is thematically arranged to encompass history, literature, thought, practices, and material culture. It contains authoritative and up-to-date surveys of current thinking and research in the various sub-specialties of early Christian studies, written by leading figures in the discipline. The essays orientate readers to a given topic, as well as to the trajectory of research developments over the past 30-50 years within the scholarship itself. Guidance for future research is also given. Each essay points the reader towards relevant forms of extant evidence (texts, documents, or examples of material culture), as well as to the appropriate research tools available for the area. This volume will be useful to advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students, as well as to specialists in any area who wish to consult a brief review of the ’state of the question’ in a particular area or sub-specialty of early Christian studies, especially one different from their own. Readership : Scholars and students of early Christian studies and of the late Roman Empire. Special Features Authoritative, up-to-date surveys of current thinking and research in the various sub-specialties of early Christian studies. Essays by leading international scholars in the field. Each essay followed by suggestions for further reading and important bibliography on the topic. Final section on ’Tools of the Trade’, providing an extensive guide to various scholarly tools critical to any study of the field: major journals, published series of critical editions and translations, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, data bases, websites, and related research tools. About the AuthorSusan Ashbrook Harvey is Willard Prescott and Annie McClelland Smith Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University, Providence, RI. David G. Hunter is Cottrill-Rolfes Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.