Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for The Bird Who Sang the Trisagion of Isaac of Antioch -- Contents -- Chapter 1: A Fowl Theology of the Cross: Isaac of Antioch's Mēmrā on the Parrot -- Parrots and Doves -- Which Isaac? -- Literary Works of Isaac of Antioch -- The Mēmrā -- Peter the Fuller and Antioch of the 480s -- One Day in Antioch -- Isaac the Miaphysite -- Trajectory of the Mēmrā -- An Unheard-of Epiphany -- Satan's Schemes and Nebuchadnezzar -- Holy, Holy God … -- Chapter 2: Translation: Isaac of Antioch's Mēmrā on the Parrot -- Chapter 3: Interpretative Essay: Becoming Parrot-Voice's Subject Formation -- Paraphrasing Isaac's Sermon: Parrot as Paradigm -- Imitating Parrots -- Knowing Parrots -- Parrots and Their Religion -- Parrot Pupils -- Parrot Exemplar -- Parrot, Agency, and Human Speech -- Sound and Silence -- Message and Medium -- Are We Parrot? -- A Knowing Parrot -- Parrot and the Holy Spirit -- Becoming Parrot -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |