Elli Elliott, Author at Early Christian Texts

About Elli Elliott

Author of Family Empires, Roman and Christian: Volume I Roman Family Empires, Elli (formally Dr. Susan M. Elliott) is a researcher who walks the talk as a social justice advocate. She is currently convening Stone Circles: A Generative Forum for Thinking in Places, a project in the high plains of Montana and Wyoming that includes indigenous and settler thinkers. She is also an analyst with the Westar Institute’s think tank and serves on the Westar Board of Directors. Visit her website, LinkedIn profile, and Facebook page.

The Shepherd of Hermas: All Slaves of God

By Elli Elliott|2021-02-24T03:04:57-05:00February 24th, 2021|Tags: Early Christian Texts, Early Jesus Followers, Elli Elliott, Poverty, Shepherd of Hermas|

"For Hermas, self-control meant a redirection of desire by taking pleasure in the joy of helping the poor. Such redirection was a means to overcome double-mindedness by reorienting wealthier members to focus on the community rather than themselves."

No Private Thoughts? Desire in The Shepherd of Hermas

By Elli Elliott|2021-02-23T07:16:29-05:00October 3rd, 2019|Tags: Elli Elliott, Extracanonical Texts, Shepherd of Hermas|

His thoughts are not private. God sees into his mind. His mind has become a stage for the performance of his virtue. God is the audience for the performance on the stage of his mind.