{"product_id":"becoming-christian-the-conversion-of-roman-cappadocia-hardcover-1","title":"Becoming Christian: The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia - 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\u003eRaymond Van Dam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming Christian The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia Raymond Van Dam In a richly textured investigation of the transformation of Cappadocia during the fourth century, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Christian: The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia\u003c\/i\u003e examines the local impact of Christianity on traditional Greek and Roman society. The Cappadocians Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Eunomius of Cyzicus were influential participants in intense arguments over doctrinal orthodoxy and heresy. In his discussion of these prominent churchmen Raymond Van Dam explores the new options that theological controversies now made available for enhancing personal prestige and acquiring wider reputations throughout the Greek East. Ancient Christianity was more than theology, liturgical practices, moral strictures, or ascetic lifestyles. The coming of Christianity offered families and communities in Cappadocia and Pontus a history built on biblical and ecclesiastical traditions, a history that justified distinctive lifestyles, legitimated the prominence of bishops and clerics, and replaced older myths. Christianity presented a common language of biblical stories and legends about martyrs that allowed educated bishops to communicate with ordinary believers. It provided convincing autobiographies through which people could make sense of the vicissitudes of their lives. The transformation of Roman Cappadocia was a paradigm of the disruptive consequences that accompanied conversion to Christianity in the ancient world. Through vivid accounts of Cappadocians as preachers, theologians, and historians, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Christian\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the social and cultural repercussions of the formation of new orthodoxies in theology, history, language, and personal identity. \u003cb\u003eRaymond Van Dam\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Michigan and author of the companion volumes \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Snow: Roman Rule and Greek Culture in Cappadocia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFamilies and Friends in Late Roman Cappadocia\u003c\/i\u003e, both also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. 2003 264 pages 6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-8122-3738-2 Cloth $59.95s  39.00 World Rights Classics, Religion Short copy: Raymond Van Dam investigates the transformation of Cappadocia, a Roman province in central Asia Minor, into a Christian society. Through vivid accounts of Cappadocians as preachers, theologians, and historians, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Christian \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights the disruptive social and cultural consequences of the formation of new orthodoxies in theology, history, language, and personal identity in the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Van Dam is Professor of History at the University of Michigan and author of the companion volumes Kingdom of Snow: Roman Rule and Greek Culture in Cappadocia and Families and Friends in Late Roman Cappadocia, both also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42596706779232,"sku":"9780812237382","price":135.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/djRKV2lWRGppamZHNEd1blJINk82QT09.webp?v=1771649680","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-christian-the-conversion-of-roman-cappadocia-hardcover-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}