Ransom of the Soul

Peter Brown explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul between 250 and 650 CE, showing how personal wealth in the pursuit of redemption led Church doctrine concerning the afterlife to evolve from speculation to firm reality. This new relationship to money set the stage for the Church's domination of medieval society.

Peter Brown exploreaza o schimbare revolutionara in gandirea despre soarta sufletului intre 250 si 650 e.n., aratand cum bogatia personala in cautarea rascumpararii a condus doctrina Bisericii cu privire la viata de apoi sa evolueze de la speculatie la realitate ferma. Aceasta noua relatie cu banii a pregatit scena pentru dominatia Bisericii asupra societatii medievale.