The problem of Christianization
Christianization and conversion
Late antique catechesis
Theodoreâ's life, education, and ministry
Theodoreâ's youth and education
Theodoreâ's ecclesiastical career in context
Theodoreâ's theological controversies
The reception of Theodore and his works
Approaching catechesis
The disciplina arcani
How secret were the mysteries?
Inspiring awe in late antique religion
Rhetorical strategies of catechesis
The community of citizens
The higher clergy
The minor clergy
Hierarchy and delegation
Teaching the creed
The theology of the catechetical homilies
Theodoreâ's pedagogy
The rhetoric of simplicity
Sharing the mind of the community
Teaching liturgy and performing theology
Communicating awe-inspiring rites
Clerical roles and heavenly reality
Physical participation in the liturgy
Experiencing heaven.
Paideia and cult : Christian initiation in Theodore of Mopsuestia by Daniel Louis Schwartz. ISBN 9780674067035. Published by Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.