Eastern and western Christendom in late antiquity: a parting of the way
Peter Brown
I must begin with the words of clergyman: ‘My short sermon for today is divided into three parts. One: God. Two: Man. Three: The Universe.’ It will be impossible to do justice subject in hand span one lecture. This not only because vast range time and space involved any consideration parting ways between eastern western Christianity late antique period. To embark on such a theme involves holding up scrutiny very nature ecclesiastical history. For what we have deal merely happened relations east west, but why as it did. Once historian asks why, he find himself sooner or later forced grapple whole quality men’s lives past—that is, how they lived full twenty-four hours day, their books, churches, most intimate monotonous rhythms life.
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