The singing-masters : church fathers from greek east and latin west / Aidan Nichols

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Aidan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers of the church.

Physical Description:

343 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Ignatius, 2023

Summary:

The Singing-Masters, written by the author of Rome and the Eastern Churches, is a passionate, personalized account of the theological achievement of eighteen of the Church Fathers. Ten come from the Greek East: Irenaeus, Origen, Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great, Cyril of Alexandria, Denys the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, and John Damascene. Eight come from the Latin West: Tertullian, Cyprian, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Leo the Great, Gregory the Great, and Bede the Venerable. The Fathers chosen here are those who have been especially authoritative for Catholic doctrine or particularly influential in Church life. While giving a dramatic, humanized account of patristic thought, colored by biographical detail, Aidan Nichols, O.P., draws the reader into a serious discussion of the Fathers' complex theological doctrines. The Singing-Masters offers a holistic and loving introduction to the figures who most shaped Christian thought, both in the East and in the West.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336) and name index

ISBN:

1621645436

9781621645436

OCLC:

1362864699