Preaching Bondage : John Chrysostom And The Dis... Apr 2026

The title refers to the book (2015) by Chris L. de Wet, a scholar at the University of South Africa .

The book explores how Chrysostom used slavery as a metaphor for the human condition, arguing that while institutional slavery was a "fruit of sin," divine bondage (being a "slave to God") was the only true form of freedom. Preaching bondage : John Chrysostom and the dis...

It analyzes how the slave's body was viewed as "fungible property" and how this shaped ancient Christian views on education, household discipline, and sexuality. The title refers to the book (2015) by Chris L

Reviewers from the Journal of Early Christian Studies and the Journal of Global Slavery have praised the work as a groundbreaking contribution to the cultural history of late antiquity. It is often used to show how Christian thought "Christianized" rather than abolished ancient Roman slaveholding practices. It analyzes how the slave's body was viewed