3 Reframing and Reforming the Episcopate: Basil’s Direct Influence

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I BASIL OF CAESAREA AND THE EMERGENCE OF AN IDEAL
6. 1 Monks and Bishops in the Christian East from 325 to 375 13
7. 2 Asceticism and Leadership in the Thought of Basil of Caesarea 35
8. 3 Reframing and Reforming the Episcopate: Basil’s Direct Influence 66
9. II THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEAL
10. 4 Gregory of Nyssa: On Basil, Moses, and Episcopal Office 95
11. 5 Gregory of Nazianzus: Ascetic Life and Episcopal Office in Tension 119
12. 6 John Chrysostom: The Model Monk-Bishop in Spite of Himself 141
13. III THE TRIUMPH OF AN IDEAL
14. 7 From Nuisances to Episcopal Ideals: Civil and Ecclesiastical Legislation 163
15. 8 Normalizing the Model: The Fifth-Century Church Histories 178
16. 9 The Broadening Appeal: Monastic and Hagiographical Literature 192
17. Epilogue: The Legacy of the Monk-Bishop in the Byzantine World 219
18. Abbreviations 247
19. Notes 249
20. Frequently Cited Works 348
21. Index 351