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Article: Basil of Caesarea
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- The Catholic Historical Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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Basil of Caesarea. By Philip Rousseau. [The Transformation of the Classical Heritage, XX.
] (Berkeley: University of California Press. 1995. Pp. xix, 412. $55.00.)
As in his previous works on fourth- and fifth-century ascetics, including a monograph on Pachomius, the author offers the serious reader an incisive and refreshing commentary on why and how Basil of Caesarea (330-379) became bishop, and whether or not he may be considered a typical prelate of the fourth-century church.
Much has been written specifically on Basil, and also in passing, particularly in the last twenty years, but very few studies have focused primarily on the above-mentioned questions. Without disputing Basil's ...