The Empress and the Bishop: The Triumphs and Tragedy of John Chrysostom Format:Paperback seeking to save and heal

seeking to save and heal people in need

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Abbess Hild of Whitby was an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times

the price we pay is the loss of the villainous innkeeper and the pathos surrounding the birth of an outcast in an out-house—but Luke

It includes provocative questions for reflection and/or discussion – many worthy of expansive

The Empress and the Bishop: The Triumphs and Tragedy of John Chrysostom Format:Paperback seeking to save and healEvery so often, a voice or preacher comes to challenge a city: Augustine in Hippo and Carthage, Savonarola in Florence, Calvin in Geneva and more recently Spurgeon in nineteenth century London. In the late fourth century in Antioch, and then in Constantinople, it was the Golden Mouth (Chrysostom) of John whose voice and teaching carried the day. Given to an ascetic life, he became the principal preacher in Antioch, where followers of the Way were