Brill Preaching after Easter: Mid-Pentecost, Ascension, and Pentecost in Late Antiquity: 136 (Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 136)

Product Description Preaching after Easter examines the festal history and homiletics of Mid-Pentecost, Ascension, and Pentecost in the late-antique Mediterranean world. Methodologically rigorous studies of important sermons and preachers are complemented by attention to Jewish-Christian dialogue, art-historical reception, and contemporary liturgical theology. About the Author Richard W. Bishop (Ph.D. 2009) is a post-doctoral fellow at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven (Belgium). His current project is an annotated translation of the extant Greek festal sermons on Ascension and Pentecost from Late Antiquity. Prof. Dr. Johan Leemans (Ph.D. 2001) is full professor of Christianity in Late Antiquity at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven (Belgium). He has published extensively on late antique sermons and on the theology of the Cappadocian Fathers. Dr. Hajnalka Tamas (Ph.D. 2014) is a post-doctoral fellow of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and research associate at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven (Belgium). Her research interests include late antique hagiography and asceticism.