Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian controversy : the making of a saint and of a heretic / Susan Wessel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wessel, Susan.

Series:

Oxford early Christian studies.

The Oxford early Christian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444.

Cyril.

Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, active 428.

Nestorius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Susan Wessel recounts the historical and cultural process by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was turned into a heretic. The associated religious controversy was to result in a permenent schism in the Eastern Churches. Wessel argues that it was Cyril's mastery of rhetoric and ecclesiastical politics alike which ensured his victory over his adversary. - ;What were the historical and cultural processes by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantin

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; I. THE TAPESTRY OF CYRIL'S EPISCOPACY FROM EGYPT TO THE IMPERIAL CITY; 1. Confrontation in the Early Episcopacy; 2. Political Alliance and the Onset of Controversy; 3. The Reception of Nicaea; 4. The Meeting of the Council; II. THE RHETORIC OF THE NESTORIAN DEBATES; Introduction; 5. Rhetorical Style and Method in the Conciliar Homilies of Cyril; 6. The Rhetorical and Interpretative Method of Nestorius; III. CYRIL EMERGES AS A SAINT IN THE BYZANTINE CHURCH; 7. From a Tentative Resolution to the Renewal of Controversy (AD 431-451); Epilogue

Appendix: The Homilies that Cyril of Alexandria Delivered in Ephesus During the Summer of 431Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-353) and index.

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ISBN:

9786611198312

1-281-19831-5

1-4356-2267-7

0-19-153327-0

OCLC:

463172641