Athanasius

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-20202-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

Reihe: The Early Church Fathers

This book presents the fundamental elements of Athanasius' response to the central questions of the identity of Jesus and the nature of his relationship with God.

Providing a useful introduction on his life and work, the book focuses on the tumultuous doctrinal controversies of the day in which he was a central figure.

Key selections from his writings, newly translated, have all been chosen with a view to presenting the rationale for Athanasius' fundamental theological positions: the divinity and humanity of Christ, human redemption, the divinity and work of the Holy Spirit, the logic of Christian worship, and the scriptural basis for the doctrinal formulations of the Council of Nicaea.

Students of history and classical studies, and even students of religious studies will find this an essential part of their course reading.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anatolios, Khaled

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Selections from Orations against the Arians, Selection 1: Arianism must be distinguished from authentic Christianity (Or. Ar. 1:1), Selection 2: Against the doctrine that the word is changeable by nature (Or. Ar. 1:3 5–51), Selection 3: Exegesis of Prov. 8:22 (Or. Ar. 2:2, 2:3, 2:18–82), 3. On the Council of Nicaea (De Decretis), 4. Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit (1:15–33), 5. Letter 40: To Adelphius, Bishop and Confessor, against the Arians, Introduction, Text

Über Autor(innen)

Khaled Anatolios is Associate Professor of Historical Theology, at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, in Cambridge, MA. He is the author of Athanasius. The Coherence of his Thought (Routledge1998).