{"product_id":"on-the-longer-rules-9798233640513","title":"On the Longer Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leo Eusebius\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Leo Eusebius\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Leo Eusebius\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Theology - Christology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Longer Rules: A Thematic Study of the Writings of St. Basil the Great\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rogue monk named Jovinian stood before Christian Rome and declared the unthinkable: celibacy was worthless, fasting meant nothing, and marriage equaled virginity in God's eyes. The comfortable elite loved his message. The Church's foundations trembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Saint Jerome, the greatest biblical scholar who ever lived, rose to meet the challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat followed was the most ferocious theological battle in Christian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his monastery in Bethlehem, Jerome unleashed a literary work that saved Catholic doctrine on celibacy, priestly vows, and spiritual excellence. His brilliant response became the theological foundation that still guides the Catholic Church today - yet most Catholics have never read this crucial work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Every Catholic Needs This Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery attack on priestly celibacy you hear today echoes Jovinian's 4th-century arguments. Every question about religious vows, spiritual hierarchy, and ascetical practices was answered definitively by Jerome in 393 AD. This controversy shaped Catholic teaching for the next 1,600 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou Will Learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Jerome's devastating arguments crushed \"comfortable Christianity\" forever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Catholic teaching on celibacy remains unshakeable after sixteen centuries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real reasons behind mandatory priestly celibacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow this ancient battle speaks directly to today's Church crises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerome's brilliant use of Scripture, Church Fathers, and classical philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoroughly Researched Authority Based on extensive analysis of manuscripts from 374-420 AD, papal correspondence, and conciliar records. Author Ignatius W.T. Eusebius has spent years examining primary sources to reconstruct this pivotal moment when Catholic ascetical tradition hung in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect For: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatholics defending traditional Church teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeminary students and clergy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone facing challenges to Catholic doctrine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents of early Church history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerome's passionate arguments leap from every page. His vision of Christianity demands heroic virtue, not comfortable compromise. In our age of theological confusion, we need the monk of Bethlehem's fire more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fate of Catholic tradition once hung on Jerome's pen. Read the thunderous response that secured our faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrder now and witness the theological gladiator who saved Catholic teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leo Eusebius","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47569261822103,"sku":"9798233640513","price":1569.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233640513.webp?v=1774874252","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-the-longer-rules-9798233640513","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}