Hilary of Poitiers
Conflicts of Conscience and Law in the Fourth-Century Church
Hilary of Poitiers
Conflicts of Conscience and Law in the Fourth-Century Church
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Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853235729
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 01/02/1997
Width: 14.7 cm
Height: 21 cm
Two texts are presented in English translation here. The first is what remains of a historical work Hilary wrote against two distinguished contemporary bishops, Valens and Ursacius, whose intervention on behalf of the Emperor Constantius Hilary thought disastrous. They throw a flood of light upon scenes of disarray, violence and betrayal in the Church life of the fourth century.
Acknowledgements .
Introduction
(i) The general scope and significance of the texts
(ii) (a) The author
(b) The background to the present texts
(iii) The literary history of the texts
A synopsis of the fragments of Against Va/ens and Ursacius
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
A summary of Hilary's Letter to the Emperor Constantius
The texts in translation with notes. Against Va/ens and Ursacius:
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Letter to the Emperor Constantius
IV. Select Bibliography
V. Indices
