A cloud of witnesses : an introduction to the development of Christian doctrine to AD 500 / by David N. Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, David N., 1943-2025.

Series:

Cistercian studies series ; no. 218.

Cistercian studies series ; no. 218

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Theology, Doctrinal.

History.

Theology, Doctrinal--Early church.

Physical Description:

235 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, [2007]

Summary:

First published in 1989, A Cloud of Witnesses has been completely rewritten to incorporate a multitude of minor amendments and a considerable amount of additional information. Like the first edition, it is intended as an introduction to the formative first five hundred years of the Christian theological tradition. In these pages the opinions and personalities of the Fathers of the Church that emerge are presented against the intellectual, social, and political world of their times, but since the book is only an introduction, the author presents the development of Christian doctrine in a rather more logical and cohesive manner than was the case in reality.

Contents:

An historical outline

The intellectual background

The Apostolic Fathers and the defenders of the faith

Christian platonism and the School of Alexandria

Arius and the Council of Nicaea

The triumph of the Nicene faith

The western contribution

Christ: body and soul

Christ: God and man

The Council of Chalcedon

Christ after Chalcedon

A question of grace

Cur deus homo?

One and holy: the mystical body of Christ

The communication of grace

Last things.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Map on p. [2-3] of cover.

ISBN:

0879072180

9780879072186

OCLC:

123912654