Cloud of Witnesses
Cloud of Witnesses
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Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780879072186
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 01/12/2007
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
First published in 1989, A Cloud of Witnesses has been completely rewritten to incorporate a multitude of minor amendments and a considerable amount of additional information. Like the first edition, it is intended as an introduction to the formative first five hundred years of the Christian theological tradition. In these pages the opinions and personalities of the Fathers of the Church that emerge are presented against the intellectual, social, and political world of their times, but since the book is only an introduction, the author presents the development of Christian doctrine in a rather more logical and cohesive manner than was the case in reality.
Table of Contents
Preface to the second edition 7
Preface 11
I. An Historical Outline 15
II. The Intellectual Background 27
III. The Apostolic Fathers and the Defenders of the Faith 39
IV. Christian Platonism and the School of Alexandria 51
V. Arius and the Council of Nicaea 63
VI. The Triumph of the Nicene Faith 77
VII. The Western Contribution 89
VIII. Christ: Body and Soul 103
IX. Christ: God and Man 113
X. The Council of Chalcedon 129
XI. Christ After Chalcedon 143
XII. A Question of Grace 155
XIII. Cur Deus Homo? 169
XIV. One and Holy: The Mystical Body of Christ 183
XV. The Communication of Grace 197
XVI. Last Things 211
Index 227
Preface to the second edition 7
Preface 11
I. An Historical Outline 15
II. The Intellectual Background 27
III. The Apostolic Fathers and the Defenders of the Faith 39
IV. Christian Platonism and the School of Alexandria 51
V. Arius and the Council of Nicaea 63
VI. The Triumph of the Nicene Faith 77
VII. The Western Contribution 89
VIII. Christ: Body and Soul 103
IX. Christ: God and Man 113
X. The Council of Chalcedon 129
XI. Christ After Chalcedon 143
XII. A Question of Grace 155
XIII. Cur Deus Homo? 169
XIV. One and Holy: The Mystical Body of Christ 183
XV. The Communication of Grace 197
XVI. Last Things 211
Index 227
