The ransom of the soul : afterlife and wealth in early western Christianity / Peter Brown.

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Marking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rome's fall. Peter Brown describes how this shift transformed the church's in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brown, Peter, 1935-
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Future life > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600. Wealth > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Physical Description:	xix, 262 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Format:	Book

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