Doctrine and practice in the early church
Hall, Stuart G.
Doctrine and practice in the early church Stuart G. Hall - 2nd North American ed. - x, 262 pages
Previous edition: 2nd ed. London : SPCK, 2005
A new edition of this well-respected work. "Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church" is clearly written and carefully organized with cross-references throughout to its two companion volumes, "A New Eusebius" and "Creeds, Councils and Controversies" (revised editions S.P.C.K. 1987 and 1989). It is well established as the standard introduction to the subject for student and general reader alike. The second edition makes the text easier to understand in the light of widespread use; provides a fuller and updated bibliography; and brings thinking up to date on a number of topics including house churches, Athanasius, Gnostics, Hippolytus, Constantine, the Creed of Constantinople, and the Monophysites. God and the gods -- Community and morality -- The message and the messengers -- Proliferation and excess -- Defence and definition: early apologists -- Tradition and the truth: Irenaeus of Lyons -- Latin theology launched: Tertullian -- Sectarian religion and episcopal authority -- One church, one baptism: Cyprian -- The Alexandrian heritage: Clement -- Origen the theologian -- The rise of Constantine -- Arius and the Council of Nicaea -- Councils and controversies: 327-361 -- Towards synthesis: 361-378 -- Theodosius I and the Council of Constantinople -- New spirituality: the monastic movement -- Origenism, Jerome and John Chrysostom -- Augustine of Hippo -- Cyril, Nestorius, and the Council of Ephesus -- Eutyches, Leo and the Council of Chalcedon -- The heritage of ancient theology.
978-1-610-97051-8 26,48 1-610-97051-9
Kirchengeschichte
Frühchristentum
Doctrine and practice in the early church Stuart G. Hall - 2nd North American ed. - x, 262 pages
Previous edition: 2nd ed. London : SPCK, 2005
A new edition of this well-respected work. "Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church" is clearly written and carefully organized with cross-references throughout to its two companion volumes, "A New Eusebius" and "Creeds, Councils and Controversies" (revised editions S.P.C.K. 1987 and 1989). It is well established as the standard introduction to the subject for student and general reader alike. The second edition makes the text easier to understand in the light of widespread use; provides a fuller and updated bibliography; and brings thinking up to date on a number of topics including house churches, Athanasius, Gnostics, Hippolytus, Constantine, the Creed of Constantinople, and the Monophysites. God and the gods -- Community and morality -- The message and the messengers -- Proliferation and excess -- Defence and definition: early apologists -- Tradition and the truth: Irenaeus of Lyons -- Latin theology launched: Tertullian -- Sectarian religion and episcopal authority -- One church, one baptism: Cyprian -- The Alexandrian heritage: Clement -- Origen the theologian -- The rise of Constantine -- Arius and the Council of Nicaea -- Councils and controversies: 327-361 -- Towards synthesis: 361-378 -- Theodosius I and the Council of Constantinople -- New spirituality: the monastic movement -- Origenism, Jerome and John Chrysostom -- Augustine of Hippo -- Cyril, Nestorius, and the Council of Ephesus -- Eutyches, Leo and the Council of Chalcedon -- The heritage of ancient theology.
978-1-610-97051-8 26,48 1-610-97051-9
Kirchengeschichte
Frühchristentum