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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464546703321

Autore

Beeley Christopher A

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-63098-2

0-300-18326-7

9786613943439

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Disciplina

273/.1

Soggetti

Fathers of the church

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

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

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.