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From Nicaea to Chalcedon : a guide to the literature and its background / Frances M. Young ; with Andrew Teal.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 406 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801039157
  • 0801039150
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR205 .Y68 2010
Contents:
[Part] 1. The birth of church history and its sequel -- Eusebius of Caesarea -- Life -- The Ecclesiastical history and earlier historical writings -- Apologetic works -- Political writings -- Eusebius' Christology -- Eusbeius as a biblical scholar -- Eusebius' successors -- Socrates Scholasticus -- Philostorgius -- Sozomen -- Theodoret -- Conclusion -- [Part] 2. Athanasius and the shaping of Nicene theology -- Introduction -- Arius -- Athanasius: the legend and the critique -- The fundamentals of Athanasius' theology: Contra gentes, De incarnatione -- Marcellus: ally or embarrassment? -- Orations against the Arians -- Self-justification, retrospective history and shifting theological alliances -- Other works -- Conclusion.
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BR 205 .Y68 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA22626 Available AUA22626

Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-386) and indexes.

[Part] 1. The birth of church history and its sequel -- Eusebius of Caesarea -- Life -- The Ecclesiastical history and earlier historical writings -- Apologetic works -- Political writings -- Eusebius' Christology -- Eusbeius as a biblical scholar -- Eusebius' successors -- Socrates Scholasticus -- Philostorgius -- Sozomen -- Theodoret -- Conclusion -- [Part] 2. Athanasius and the shaping of Nicene theology -- Introduction -- Arius -- Athanasius: the legend and the critique -- The fundamentals of Athanasius' theology: Contra gentes, De incarnatione -- Marcellus: ally or embarrassment? -- Orations against the Arians -- Self-justification, retrospective history and shifting theological alliances -- Other works -- Conclusion.