Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen

Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself.

With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord ...