Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity challenges readers to re-think common perceptions about how enslaved persons participated in first- and second-century CE Christian communities. Using archaeology and ancient literature, the book destabilizes structures of domination and…
Slaves were ubiquitous in the first- and second-century CE Roman Empire, and early Christian texts reflect this fact. This book argues that enslaved persons engaged in leadership roles in civic and religious activities. Such roles created tension within religious groups, includi…
"Pliny, the governor of Bithynia...records an important practice among Christian groups in Bithynia: enslaved persons participated in the religious practices of the community and even held specific titles....Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity is neither a celebration of e…
"Pliny, the governor of Bithynia...records an important practice among Christian groups in Bithynia: enslaved persons participated in the religious practices of the community and even held specific titles....Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity is neither a celebration of e…