[publicclassics] New Book: Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen

[Jared Secord]

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Dear Colleagues:

It’s my pleasure to announce the publication of the book /Christian 
Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen./

  From the publisher:

Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to 
gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. 
Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader 
Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of 
Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with 
Christianity itself.

With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the 
norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the 
thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin 
Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a 
diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing 
Justin’s apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom 
to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian’s 
views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a 
heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by 
Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of 
any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but 
of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under 
the Severan dynasty.

Original and erudite, this volume demonstrates how distorting the myopic 
focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to 
explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will 
stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical 
studies, and Roman history.

You can find /Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin 
Martyr to Origen/ on the Penn State University Press web site at this 
URL: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08707-8.html

Take 30% off with code NR20 when you order through psupress.org

All best,

Jared Secord

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