Building the Body of Christ: Christian Art, Identity, and Community in Late Antique Italy

Building the Body of Christ argues that monumental Christian art and architecture played a crucial role in the formation of new religious identities in late antique Italy. Bishops and their supporters employed the visual arts to articulate and encourage specific beliefs, practices, and values that shaped the emerging institutional church.

• | Author: Daniel C. Cochran
• | Publisher: Fortress Academic
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 298 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1978707703
• | ISBN-13: 9781978707702