Preaching Bondage : John Chrysostom And The Dis... Now

De Wet uses the homilies (sermons) of the 4th-century bishop —known as the "Golden-Mouthed" for his eloquence—as a lens to examine how early Christianity interacted with the institution of slavery. Key Themes of the Book

It analyzes how the slave's body was viewed as "fungible property" and how this shaped ancient Christian views on education, household discipline, and sexuality. Preaching bondage : John Chrysostom and the dis...

Reviewers from the Journal of Early Christian Studies and the Journal of Global Slavery have praised the work as a groundbreaking contribution to the cultural history of late antiquity. It is often used to show how Christian thought "Christianized" rather than abolished ancient Roman slaveholding practices. De Wet uses the homilies (sermons) of the