{"product_id":"9780674067035-paideia-and-cult","title":"Paideia and Cult","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristian Initiation in Theodore of Mopsuestia\u003cbr\u003eSchwartz’s analysis of the \u003ci\u003eCatechetical Homilies\u003c\/i\u003e of Theodore of Mopsuestia explores the role of education and worship in the complex process of conversion and Christianization. Catechesis emerges here as invaluable for comprehending clergy’s ability to initiate new members as Christianity gained increasing prominence within the late Roman world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaideia and Cult\u003c\/i\u003e explores the role of Christian education and worship in the complex process of conversion and Christianization. It analyzes the \u003ci\u003eCatechetical Homilies\u003c\/i\u003e of Theodore of Mopsuestia as a curriculum designed to train those seeking initiation into the Christian mysteries. Although Theodore gave considerable attention to teaching creedal theology, he sought to go beyond simply communicating information. His catechetical preaching set the teaching of Christian ideas within the context of religious community and ritual participation. In doing so he sought to produce a Christianized view of the world and of the convert’s place in a community of worship. Theodore’s attention to the communal, cognitive, and ritual components of initiation suggest a substantive understanding of religious conversion, yet one that avoids an overemphasis on intellectual and psychological transformation. Throughout this study catechesis emerges as invaluable for comprehending the ability of clergy to initiate new members as Christianity gained increasing prominence within the late Roman world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40897966506081,"sku":"9780674067035","price":17.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28458372.jpg?v=1730224752","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674067035-paideia-and-cult","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}