Preaching bondage : John Chrysostom and the discourse of slavery in early Christianity /
"Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of slavery in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretation are exami...
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
2015
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Table of Contents:
- Introducing doulology
- Divine bondage : slavery between metaphor and theology
- Little churches : the pastoralization of the household and its slaves
- The didactics of Kyriarchy : slavery, education, and the formation of masculinity
- Whips and scriptures : on the discipline and punishment of slaves
- Exploitation, regulation, and restructuring : exploitation, regulation, and restructuring
- Conclusion.
