![]() Free public lecture: Early Christians as ReadersIn contrast to the cults of Isis, Mithras, Sarapis and other elective cults, early Christianity came to valorize reading and ‘book culture,’ constructing its sociality around the reading, interpretation, and production of texts, and representing its main figures as readers. In a culture in which literacy was a claim to social capital, the ‘bookishness’ of early Christians helps to account for the broad appeal of the cult of Christ.
Date: Monday 29 July Time: 3 – 4pm Venue: Armstrong room, OWL, Trinity College, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052 Enquiries: Trinity College Theological School | tcts@trinity.edu.au |