The unity of Christ : continuity and conflict in patristic tradition / Christopher A. Beeley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beeley, Christopher A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers of the church.

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

Theology, Doctrinal.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No period of history was more formative for the development of Christianity than the patristic age, when church leaders, monks, and laity established the standard features of Christianity as we know it today. Combining historical and theological analysis, Christopher Beeley presents a detailed and far-reaching account of how key theologians and church councils understood the most central element of their faith, the identity and significance of Jesus Christ.Focusing particularly on the question of how Christ can be both human and divine and reassessing both officially orthodox and heretical figures, Beeley traces how an authoritative theological tradition was constructed. His book holds major implications for contemporary theology, church history, and ecumenical discussions, and it is bound to revolutionize the way in which patristic tradition is understood.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1. Origen of Alexandria

2. Eusebius of Caesarea

3. Nicaea (325) and Athanasius of Alexandria

4. Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, and Constantinople (381)

5. Augustine and the West

6. Cyril, Leo, and Chalcedon (451)

7. Post-Chalcedonian Christology

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

General Index

Scripture Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-374 ) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613943439

9781283630986

1283630982

9780300183269

0300183267

OCLC:

812251662