The Empress and the Bishop: The Triumphs and Tragedy of John Chrysostom Format:Paperback This is a model of

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but the discovery of goodness in all things through an experience of life falling apart and decades of being ill at ease

found in the book of Exodus and particularly in the prologue to John’s Gospel

Abbess Hild of Whitby was an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times

It includes provocative questions for reflection and/or discussion – many worthy of expansive

The Empress and the Bishop: The Triumphs and Tragedy of John Chrysostom Format:Paperback This is a model ofEvery so often, a voice or preacher comes to challenge a city: Augustine in Hippo and Carthage, Savonarola in Florence, Calvin in Geneva and more recently Spurgeon in nineteenth century London. In the late fourth century in Antioch, and then in Constantinople, it was the Golden Mouth (Chrysostom) of John whose voice and teaching carried the day. Given to an ascetic life, he became the principal preacher in Antioch, where followers of the Way were