 | Aliens and Sojourners: Self as Other in Early Christianity Subjects: Self -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church ca. 30–600; Theological anthropology -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church ca. 30–600; Strangers -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctr; Why did early Christians claim their "otherness" as resident aliens, strangers, and sojourners so vocally? Aliens and Sojourners explores the markedly different ways that Christians used the rhetoric of their own marginality in order to variously situate Christian identity in relation to the ancient Roman world. Benjamin H. Dunning teaches theology at Fordham University. |
