Early Christianity and the Ancient Economy

Call For Papers: The Early Christianity and Ancient Economy program examines economic aspects of early Christian groups from the first to the fifth century CE within the context of the economies of the Roman Empire and its provinces. We invite papers exploring the ancient economy, understood broadly to consist of the production, transmission, and consumption of goods and services, as well as the social, political, and ideological conditions associated with economic systems. We particularly welcome papers on: (A) issues of inequality from various angles, including urbanization as a driver of inequality and inequality in relation to geographic and social mobility (e.g. immigration and incorporation into neighborhoods), especially in conversation with the work of Thomas Piketty; and (B) any aspect of inequality in urban and/or rural environments, chronologically from the seventh century BCE to the fifth century CE, and geographically from northern Africa to western Asia and southern Europe, as well as papers addressing aspects of economic inequality in the 2024 Annual Meeting’s host city, San Diego. [Session B is co-organized with Poverty in the Biblical World.] If applicable, proposals should indicate in the abstract for which topic (A or B) the paper should be considered.

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