Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity

It is important work that merits attention since its main trajectory is theological and contextual... The study id therefore a welcome addition to the study of sexuality and asceticism in late antiquity. * Chris de Wet, Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae *
Hunter's excellent book will doubtless remain a standard work for years to come; although the topic is specialized, Hunter's fine style makes the book accessible to a wider audience than scholars of late ancient Christianity. * Elizabeth A. Clark, Journal of Early Christian Studies *
In the end it is impossible not to be convinced by Hunter's central contention, that Jovinian is to be understood not as a 'laxist' advocate of unrestrained immortality but as a sincere and serious thinker. These same questions would be asked and answered again, from Pelagius to Martin Luther and beyond; and Hunter is right to restore them to a central place in the history of Christian ideas. * Michael Stuart Williams, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
A wonderful example of what the best scholarship in late antique Christianity ought to look like. * Shawn W. J. Keough, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Hunter's work is impressive... it takes on some of the most contentious doctrinal issues from the early Christian period and clearly shows a church in formative mode. * Aideen Hartney, Journal of Theological Studies *