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The Way to Nicaea

Author : John Behr
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881412246
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Way to Nicaea written by John Behr and published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This first volume treats the initial three centuries of the Christian era. Part I examines the establishment of normative Christianity on the basis of the tradition and canon of the Gospel and briefly sketches the portrait of the Scriptural Christ inscribed in the New Testament. Part II analyzes selected figures from the second century, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus of Lyons, considering how they understood Christ to be the Word of God. Part III turns to the third century, treating Hippolytus and the debates in Rome, Origen and his legacy in Alexandria and Paul of Samosata and the Council of Antioch, in a continued examination of Christ as the Word and Son of God. These debates form the background for the controversies and Councils of the following centuries, to be examined in subsequent volumes"--P. [4] of cover.

Nicaea and Its Legacy

Author : Lewis Ayres
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0198755066
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Nicaea and Its Legacy written by Lewis Ayres and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part of Nicaea and its Legacy offers a narrative of the fourth-century trinitarian controversy. It does not assume that the controversy begins with Arius, but with tensions among existing theological strategies. Lewis Ayres argues that, just as we cannot speak of one `Arian' theology, so we cannot speak of one `Nicene' theology either, in 325 or in 381. The second part of the book offers an account of the theological practices and assumptions within whichpro-Nicene theologians assumed their short formulae and creeds were to be understood. Ayres also argues that there is no fundamental division between eastern and western trinitarian theologies at the end of the fourth century. The last section of the book challenges modern post-Hegelian trinitarian theology toengage with Nicaea more deeply.

Retrieving Nicaea

Author : Khaled Anatolios
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 080103132X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Retrieving Nicaea written by Khaled Anatolios and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A noted theologian offers a historically informed study of the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, showing its relevance to Christian life and thought today.

Irenaeus of Lyons

Author : John Behr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019921462X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Irenaeus of Lyons written by John Behr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full, contextual study of Irenaeus of Lyons, the first great theologian of the Christian tradition. John Behr sets Irenaeus both within his own context of the second century and our own contemporary context.

The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils, Ad 431-451

Author : Mark S. Smith
Publisher : Oxford Early Christian Studies
ISBN 13 : 0198835272
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils, Ad 431-451 written by Mark S. Smith and published by Oxford Early Christian Studies. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils examines the role that appeals to Nicaea (both the council and its creed) played in the major councils of the mid-fifth century. It argues that the conflict between rival construals of Nicaea, and the struggle convincingly to arbitrate between them, represented a key dynamic driving--and unsettling--the conciliar activity of these decades. Mark S. Smith identifies a set of inherited assumptions concerning the role that Nicaea was expected to play in orthodox discourse--namely, that it possessed unique authority as a conciliar event, and sole sufficiency as a credal statement. The fundamental dilemma was thus how such shibboleths could be persuasively reaffirmed in the context of a dispute over Christological doctrine that the resources of the Nicene Creed were inadequate to address, and how the convening of new oecumenical councils could avoid fatally undermining Nicaea's special status. Smith examines the articulation of these contested ideas of 'Nicaea' at the councils of Ephesus I (431), Constantinople (448), Ephesus II (449), and Chalcedon (451). Particular attention is paid to the role of conciliar acta in providing carefully-shaped written contexts within which the Nicene Creed could be read and interpreted. This study proposes that the capacity of the idea of 'Nicaea' for flexible re-expression was a source of opportunity as well as a cause of strife, allowing continuity with the past to be asserted precisely through adaptation and modification, and opening up significant new paths for the articulation of credal and conciliar authority. The work thus combines a detailed historical analysis of the reception of Nicaea in the proceedings of the fifth-century councils, with an examination of the complex delineation of theological 'orthodoxy' in this period. It also reflects more widely on questions of doctrinal development and ecclesial reception in the early church.

The Nicene Faith

Author : John Behr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780881412659
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Nicene Faith written by John Behr and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Beginnings

Author : Geza Vermes
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300195311
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Christian Beginnings written by Geza Vermes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV The creation of the Christian Church is one of the most important stories in the development of the world's history, but also one of the most enigmatic and little understood, shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding. Through a forensic, brilliant reexamination of all the key surviving texts of early Christianity, Geza Vermes illuminates the origins of a faith and traces the evolution of the figure of Jesus from the man he was—a prophet recognizable as the successor to other Jewish holy men of the Old Testament—to what he came to represent: a mysterious, otherworldly being at the heart of a major new religion. As Jesus's teachings spread across the eastern Mediterranean, hammered into place by Paul, John, and their successors, they were transformed in the space of three centuries into a centralized, state-backed creed worlds away from its humble origins. Christian Beginnings tells the captivating story of how a man came to be hailed as the Son consubstantial with God, and of how a revolutionary, anticonformist Jewish subsect became the official state religion of the Roman Empire. /div

From Nicaea to Chalcedon

Author : Frances Margaret Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book From Nicaea to Chalcedon written by Frances Margaret Young and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the church ca. 325-451 A.D., concentrating on the theologians.

Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement

Author : John Behr
Publisher : Oxford Early Christian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9780198270003
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement written by John Behr and published by Oxford Early Christian Studies. This book was released on 2000 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement examines the ways in which Irenaeus and Clement understood what it means to be human. By exploring these writings from within their own theological perspectives, John Behr also offers a theological critique of the prevailing approach to the asceticism of Late Antiquity. Writing before monasticism became the dominant paradigm of Christian asceticism, Irenaeus and Clement afford fascinating glimpses of alternative approaches. For Irenaeus, asceticism is the expression of man living the life of God in all dimensions of the body, that which is most characteristically human and in the image of God. Human existence as a physical being includes sexuality as a permanent part of the framework within which males and females grow towards God. In contrast, Clement depicts asceticism as man's attempt at a godlike life to protect the rational element, that which is distinctively human and in the image of God, from any possible disturbance and threat, or from the vulnerability of dependency, especially of a physical or sexual nature. Here human sexuality is strictly limited by the finality of procreation and abandoned in the resurrection. By paying careful attention to these two writers, Behr offers challenging material for the continuing task of understanding ourselves as human beings.

Constantine and the Council of Nicaea

Author : David E. Henderson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469631423
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Constantine and the Council of Nicaea written by David E. Henderson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantine and the Council of Nicaea plunges students into the theological debates confronting early Christian church leaders. Emperor Constantine has sanctioned Christianity as a legitimate religion within the Roman Empire but discovers that Christians do not agree on fundamental aspects of their beliefs. Some have resorted to violence, battling over which group has the correct theology. Constantine has invited all of the bishops of the church to attend a great church council to be held in Nicaea, hoping to settle these problems and others. The first order of business is to agree on a core theology of the church to which Christians must subscribe if they are to hold to the "true faith." Some will attempt to use the creed to exclude their enemies from the church. If they succeed, Constantine may fail to achieve his goal of unity in both empire and church. The outcome of this conference will shape the future of Christianity for millennia. Free supplementary materials for this textbook are available at the Reacting to the Past website. Visit https://reacting.barnard.edu/instructor-resources, click on the RTTP Game Library link, and create a free account to download what is available.

The Nicene Faith

Author : John Behr
Publisher : St Vladimirs Seminary Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881412673
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Nicene Faith written by John Behr and published by St Vladimirs Seminary Press. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to The Way to Nicaea, Fr John Behr turns his attention to the fourth century, the era in which Christian theology was formulated as the Nicene faith, the common heritage of most Christians to this day. Engaging the best of modern scholarship, Behr provides a series of original, comprehensive, and insightful sketches of the theology of the key protagonists of the Nicene faith, presenting a powerful vision of Christian theology, centered upon Christ and his Passion. Part One, True God of True God, opens with a refl ection on the nature of Christian theology, challenging common presuppositions, and an analysis and survey of the fourth century controversies, followed by studies of Alexander, Arius, the Council of Nicaea, and, Athanasius. Part Two, One of the Holy Trinity, provides analyses of the work of Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa, together with their opponents, in particular Eunomius and Apollinarius.

Decoding Nicea

Author : Paul F. Pavao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996055963
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Decoding Nicea written by Paul F. Pavao and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Council of Nicea was not merely clerics in a dark and ornate hall. It was brawls in churchyards. It was emperors and governors fighting to save the empire ... and perhaps salvage a little fame for themselves. It was political intrigues as the governments of church and state blended into a volatile stew.It was the way a fringe group of peace-loving communal worshipers of a crucified Palestinian prophet conquered the Roman Empire.

Loving the Questions

Author : Marianne H. Micks
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596280247
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Loving the Questions written by Marianne H. Micks and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is God? Who is the Creator? Who is the Christ? What is Salvation? Who is God the Spirit? What is the Church? What is Baptism? What is our future? Loving the Questions is a series of reflections on the questions raised by the Nicene Creed, a fourth-century statement of the Christian faith still used regularly in worship in churches around the world. Taking us through the creed step-by-step, Marianne Micks not only poses the questions most asked by contemporary Christians, but also teaches us to delight in the questions themselves. Faith accompanied by doubt, she believes, is far healthier that faith that never asks "why?" In short, accessible chapters Micks informs us of the historical background of the Nicene Creed and reminds us of the creed's theological, communal, and personal relevance today.

The Nicene Faith

Author : John Behr
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881412666
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Nicene Faith written by John Behr and published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N this sequel to The Way to Nicaea, Fr John Behr turns his attention to the fourth century, the era in which Christian theology was formulated as the Nicene faith, the common heritage of most Christians to this day. Engaging the best of modern scholarship, Behr provides a series of orignal, comprehensive, and insightful sketches of theology of the key protaganists of the Nicene faith, presenting a powerful vision of Christian theology, centered upon Christ and his Passion.

History of the First Council of Nice

Author : Dean Dudley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book History of the First Council of Nice written by Dean Dudley and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Becoming Human

Author : John Behr
Publisher : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881414394
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Human written by John Behr and published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Classical Christian Doctrine

Author : Ronald E. Heine
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441240470
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Classical Christian Doctrine written by Ronald E. Heine and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clear and concise text helps readers grasp the doctrines of the Christian faith considered basic from the earliest days of Christianity. Ronald Heine, an internationally known expert on early Christian theology, developed this book from a course he teaches that has been refined through many years of classroom experience. Heine primarily uses the classical Christian doctrines of the Nicene Creed to guide students into the essentials of the faith. This broadly ecumenical work will interest students of church history or theology as well as adult Christian education classes in church settings. Sidebars identify major personalities and concepts, and each chapter concludes with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading.