The Demonic in the Political Thought of Eusebius of Caesarea by Hazel Johannessen (review)

• Autores: David J. DeVore
• Localización: Journal of early Christian studies: Journal of the North American Patristic Society, ISSN 1067-6341, Nº. 4, 2017, págs. 658-660
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Unfortunately, the Caesarean scholar has long been described as promoting opportunistic apologetics, ruthless Constantinian politics, and a triumphalist realized eschatology at what was seen as a uniquely secure moment for Christians in the Roman Empire. For Eusebius, demons are material beings, envious, deceitful, dark, irrational, enslaving, and barbaric—fitting foot soldiers for Satan and appropriate adversaries for the angels who face them in a bipolarized cosmos. In order to resist demonic influence, Christian leaders must inculcate Christ’s more ethical teaching. Because Constantine was the most prominent Christian leader, Johannessen argues, his imitation of the divine disseminates the divine virtues that restrain demons.