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"The cult of the saints is a phenomenon that expanded rapidly in the fourth century, and John Chrysostom's homilies are important witnesses to its growth. Until now, the majority of John's homilies on the saints and martyrs have been ignored. However, in this volume, Wendy Mayer investigates the liturgical, topographical, and pastoral aspects that marked the martyr cult at Antioch and Constantinople in John's time. The cult's original point of focus was the Christian martyrs--those followers of the Jesus-movement who died in confession of their faith, either at the hands of other Jews or at the hands of the Roman administration. Mayer pinpoints several conceptual shifts that identified and shaped this cult: the imitation of Christ's own death; the creedal declaration "I am a Christian"; the sense of privilege bestowed upon martyrs; the ritual purity of relics; public veneration of the departed; and places made holy by martyrs' blood. This rich collection includes homilies on martyrs Meletius, Eustathius, Lucian, Phocas, Juventinus and Maximinus, Ignatius, Eleazar (and the seven boys), Bernike, Prosdoke and Domnina, Barlaam, Drosis, and Romanus. It also includes encomia on Egyptian martyrs and on all the martyrs. To round out the volume, a letter written by John from exile concerning the use of martyr relics in a mission context and a letter in Latin in which Vigilius, Bishop of Tridentum, offers fresh Italian relics to John have been included. The cult of the saints is still very much alive in Roman Catholic and Eastern Christian piety. There are still parts of the world where the cult is observed in ways that differ little from those which were established at its very beginning. In this respect, the homilies that John Chrysostom preached on the feast days of his local saints and martyrs remain fresh and alive for us today."--Publisher's website.

Christian saints --- Sermons, Greek --- Saints chrétiens --- Sermons grecs --- Sermons --- Translations into English --- Traductions anglaises --- Orthodox Eastern Church --- Sermons. --- 276 =75 JOANNES CHRYSOSTOMUS --- Saints --- Canonization --- Griekse patrologie--JOANNES CHRYSOSTOMUS --- Eastern Orthodox Church --- Pravoslavnai︠a︡ vostochnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Holy Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church --- Holy Orthodox Eastern Catholic and Apostolic Church --- Greek Church --- Orthodoxos Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Orthodoxos Katholikē kai Anatolikē Ekklēsia --- Kanīsah al-Sharqīyah --- Tung cheng chiao --- Kanīsat al-Masīḥ al-Sharqīyah al-Urthudhuksīyah --- Biserica Ortodoxă --- .كنيسة الشرقية الارثوذكسية --- Saints chrétiens --- Christian martyrs --- Christian martyrs. --- Christian saints. --- Heiligenverering. --- Sermons, Greek. --- Cult --- History of doctrines --- Johannes, --- John Chrysostom, --- Johannes (Chrysostomus). --- Orthodox Eastern Church. --- 30-600.

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How did ordinary people and Church authorities communicate with each other in late antiquity and how did this interaction affect the processes of Christianization in the Roman Empire? By studying the relationship between the preacher and his congregation within the context of classical, urban traditions of public speaking, this book explains some of the reasons for the popularity of Christian sermons during the period. Its focus on John Chrysostom's sermons allows us to see how an educated church leader responded to and was influenced by a congregation of ordinary Christians. As a preacher in Antioch, Chrysostom took great care to convey his lessons to his congregation, which included a broad cross-section of society. Because of this, his sermons provide a fascinating view into the variety of beliefs held by the laity, demonstrating that many people could be actively engaged in their religion while disagreeing with their preacher.

-276 =75 JOANNES CHRYSOSTOMUS --- 251 "00/04" --- Homiletiek. Verkondiging. Prediking--?"00/04" --- Aranyszájú, János, --- Chrysostom, John, --- Chrysostomo, João, --- Chrysostomos, Iō. --- Chrysostomos, Johannes, --- Chrysostomus, Joannes, --- Crisostomo, Giovanni, --- Crisostomo, Juan, --- Crisostomus, Ioannes, --- Giovanni Boccadoro, --- Giovanni Crisostomo, --- Hōhan Oskiaban, --- Hovhan Oskeberan, --- Hovhannēs Oskeberan, --- Iō. --- Ioan Gură de Aur, --- Ioan Zlatoust, --- Ioann Zlatoust, --- Ioannes Crisostomus, --- Iōannēs ho Chrysostomos, --- Ivan Zolotoustyĭ, --- Jan Chryzostom, --- Ján Zlatoústy, --- Jean Bouche d'Or, --- Jean Chrysostome, --- Jehan Bouche d'Or, --- Joan Gojarti, --- Joannes Chrysostomus, --- Joannes Crisostomus, --- João Chrysostomo, --- Johannes Chrysostomus, --- Johannes Goldmund, --- Jovan Zlatoust, --- Juan Crisóstomo, --- Pseudo-Chrysostome, --- Pseudochrysostomus, --- Yoḥanes ʼAfa Warq, --- Yūḥannā al-Dhahabī al-Fam, --- Yūḥannā al-Fam al-Dhahabī, --- Yūḥannā Fam al-Dhahab, --- Zlatoust, Ioan, --- Zlatoust, Jovan, --- Zlatoústy, Ján, --- Ἰωάννης, --- Іван Золотоустий, --- يوحنا الذهبي الفم --- يوحنا فم الذهب، --- Preaching --- Communication --- Church history --- History --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- John Chrysostom, --- Prédication --- Eglise --- Histoire --- Aspect religieux --- Christianisme --- 276 =75 JOANNES CHRYSOSTOMUS --- Communication, Primitive --- Mass communication --- Sociology --- Apostolic Church --- Christianity --- Church, Apostolic --- Early Christianity --- Early church --- Primitive and early church --- Primitive Christianity --- Fathers of the church --- Great Apostasy (Mormon doctrine) --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Griekse patrologie--JOANNES CHRYSOSTOMUS --- John, --- Communication (Theology) --- Arts and Humanities --- Preaching - History - Early church, ca. 30-600. --- Communication - Religious aspects - Christianity. --- Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.