Review: Reconceiving Religious Conflict: New Views from the Formative Centuries of Christianity, edited by Wendy Mayer and Chris L. de Wet

Book Review| June 01 2019 Review: Reconceiving Religious Conflict: New Views from the Formative Centuries of Christianity, edited by Wendy Mayer and Chris L. de Wet Wendy Mayer and Chris L. de Wet, eds., Reconceiving Religious Conflict: New Views from the Formative Centuries of Christianity. Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World. London and New York: Routledge, 2018. Xvi + 338 pages, black and white illustrations. ISBN 9781138229914. $131.75. Geoffrey D. Dunn Geoffrey D. Dunn University of Pretoria Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Studies in Late Antiquity (2019) 3 (2): 294–297. https://doi.org/10.1525/sla.2019.3.2.294 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Geoffrey D. Dunn; Review: Reconceiving Religious Conflict: New Views from the Formative Centuries of Christianity, edited by Wendy Mayer and Chris L. de Wet. Studies in Late Antiquity 1 June 2019; 3 (2): 294–297. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/sla.2019.3.2.294 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentStudies in Late Antiquity Search Religious conflict in Late Antiquity has become a topic of increasing interest, judging by the volumes that have appeared in the Transformation of the Classical Heritage series over the past decade, as well as other stand-alone volumes from various publishing houses. Many of them, with an eye to current events, have focused on the link between religious extremism and violence. Yet, most are aware that violence takes many forms and may not always be the best descriptor. The twelve contributions to this volume from a team of leading scholars of late antique Christianity examine the religious conflicts of Late Antiquity within a new pluralistic framework of understanding. In her introductory chapter, Wendy Mayer sets out to reframe the ways in which we understand religious interaction and name the biases that underpin much scholarly work. In particular, she challenges the Enlightenment secularist assumption that ancient societies were intolerant and that Christianity's... You do not currently have access to this content.