Hilary of Poitiers on the Trinity : from De fide to De trinitate / Carl L. Beckwith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beckwith, Carl L.

Series:

Oxford early Christian studies.

Oxford early Christian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hilary, Saint, Bishop of Poitiers, d. 367? De trinitate.

Hilary.

Trinity.

Arianism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hilary of Poitiers (c300-368), Bishop and Theologian, was instrumental in shaping the development of pro-Nicene theology in the West. Carl Beckwith engages the extensive scholarship on the fourth-century Trinitarian debates and brings new light on the structure and chronology of Hilary's monumental De Trinitate. There is a broad scholarly consensus that Hilary combined two separate theological works, a treatise on faith (De Fide) and a treatise against the 'Arians' (Adversus Arianos), to create De Trinitate. In spite of this the question of when and why Hilary performed this task has largely r

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: THE HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF DE TRINITATE; 1. Trinitarian debates from Nicaea (325) to Sirmium (351); 2. Photinus of Sirmium and the Western Synods of Arles (353), Milan (355), and Béziers (356); 3. The Blasphemy of Sirmium (357) and Basil of Ancyra; PART II: FROM DE FIDE TO DE TRINITATE; 4. The Structure and Chronology of De Trinitate; 5. Book Two of De Trinitate; 6. Book Three of De Trinitate; PART III: THE THEOLOGICAL METHOD OF DE TRINITATE; 7. Book One of De Trinitate; 8. Faith and Reason

9. Hilary's Understanding and Use of ScriptureConclusion; Appendix: From De Fide to De Trinitate; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-225) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-156430-3

1-281-97882-5

9786611978822

OCLC:

318675726