Grace and Christology in the early church / Donald Fairbairn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fairbairn, Donald.

Series:

Oxford early Christian studies.

Oxford early Christian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grace (Theology)--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Grace (Theology).

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Donald Fairbairn's persuasive study shows that, despite intense theological controversy, there was in fact a strong consensus in the fifth century about what salvation was and who Christ needed to be in order to save people.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Note on Quotations and References; 1. Grace and the Central Issue of the Christological Controversy; 2. Christ as the Uniquely Graced Man in Theodore and Nestorius; 3. Grace asthe Sharing of Divine Communion in Cyril's Early Writings; 4. God's Own Son as the Source of Grace in Cyril's Later Writings; 5. Grace as Deepening Communion with God in Cassian's Monastic Writings; 6. Grace and the Saviour's Personal Subject in Cassian's De incarnatione Domini; 7. Grace and the Logos' Double Birth in the Early Church; Epilogue; Tables; Bibliography

IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-249) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-929710-X

0-19-153127-8

9786612007170

1-282-00717-3

OCLC:

320908452