The Church and social reform the policies of the Patriarch Athanasios of Constantinople Boojamra, John Lawrence creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Church history. History. nyu New York Fordham University Press 1993 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) In 1261, under the vigorous leadership of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, the Byzantine empire regained its capital, Constantinople, after fifty-seven years of Latin occupation. The city retained only a hint of its former glory and prominence. The Byzantine Orthodox Church, although perhaps the strongest institution in the empire after the reconquesta, was also in a state of turmoil, racked by the persisting schism of the Arsenites and by moral and disciplinary decay - the aftereffects of the hated Union of Lyons (1274). In spite of what has been characterized as the "disastrous reign" of Andronikos, the Orthodox church managed to produce the most aggressively reform-minded patriarch of its history: Athanasios. The Church and Social Reform studies the nature and extent of his social reforms and political involvement during his two tenures on the patriarchal throne of Constantinople. The traditional influence, power, and authority that resided in the patriarchate of Constantinople made the involvement of an aggressive patriarch in the social affairs of the empire virtually inevitable. Athanasios' reforms are viewed in terms of the relationship between the church and the empire, the role of the church in his reforms, the ideological foundations of his reforms, the specific measures by which he sought to meet immediate social and political needs, and the expansion of the patriarchate into new areas as state services declined. For Athanasios the idea of reform was part of the renewal of the centralized institutions of the empire, and was rooted in the commitment to Christian baptism, cenobitic mutualism, and Israel's covenant with Yahweh. Introduction -- Athanasios and political ecclesiology -- The freedom of the church -- Foundations of Athanasios' reforms -- Athanasios' reform measures -- Athanasios as a judicial agent -- Conclusion. by John L. Boojamra. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-178) and index. English. mm----- I, Patriarch of Constantinople Athanasios approximately 1230-approximately 1323 Political and social views I, (Patriarch of Constantinople,) Athanasios approximately 1230-approximately 1323 I (patriarche de Constantinople Athanase 1230?-1323?) Pens�ee politique et sociale I, Patriarch of Constantinople Athanasios approximately 1230-approximately 1323 Christian sociology Orthodox Eastern Church History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500 Church and social problems Byzantine Empire RELIGION Christianity Orthodox Christian sociology Orthodox Eastern Church History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500 Church and social problems Byzantine Empire Sociologie religieuse Eglises religieuses Histoire des doctrines 600-1500 (Moyen age) �Eglise et probl�emes sociaux Empire byzantin �Eglise orthodoxe patriarcat de Constantinople Empire byzantin histoire religieuse 1261-1453 Church and social problems Political and social views Byzantine Empire History Andronicus II Palaeologus, 1282-1328 Byzantine Empire Church history Byzantine Empire Church history Byzantine Empire History Andronicus II Paleologus, 1282-1328 Empire byzantin Histoire religieuse Byzantine Empire 600-1500 fast BX337 .B66 1993eb 281.9/561/09022 B976. 2 Church and social reform Boojamra, John Lawrence. New York : Fordham University Press, 1993 (DLC) 93026603 (OCoLC)28422367 0585195188 9780585195186 082321334X 0823213358 9780823213344 9780823213351 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=16244 Use copy MiAaHDL N$T 000807 20190114101355.0 ocm44962191 eng