The Way To Nicea

Author : John Behr
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881412244

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The Way to Nicaea by John Behr Pdf

"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.

Author : Khaled Anatolios
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801031328

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Retrieving Nicaea by Khaled Anatolios Pdf

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.

Author : Lewis Ayres
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198755067

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Nicaea and Its Legacy by Lewis Ayres Pdf

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.

Author : Bernard Joseph Francis Lonergan (s.j.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1203548269

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The Way to Nicea by Bernard Joseph Francis Lonergan (s.j.) Pdf

Author : Geza Vermes,Penguin Books LTD
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300195316

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Christian Beginnings by Geza Vermes,Penguin Books LTD Pdf

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

Author : John Behr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0881412651

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The Nicene Faith by John Behr Pdf

Author : Paul F. Pavao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0996055967

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Decoding Nicea by Paul F. Pavao Pdf

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.

Author : L. Charles Jackson
Publisher : Canon Press & Book Service
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781591280439

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Faith of Our Fathers by L. Charles Jackson Pdf

A short description of the Nicene Creed.

Author : David E. Henderson,Frank Kirkpatrick
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469631424

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Constantine and the Council of Nicaea by David E. Henderson,Frank Kirkpatrick Pdf

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.

Author : Bernard J. F. Lonergan
Publisher : London : Darton, Longman, and Todd
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Cults
ISBN : UCSC:32106000189438

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The Way to Nicea by Bernard J. F. Lonergan Pdf

Author : Thomas N. Finger
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830878904

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A Contemporary Anabaptist Theology by Thomas N. Finger Pdf

In this comprehensive volume Thomas N. Finger takes on the formidable task of making explicit the often implicit theology of the Anabaptist movement and then presenting, for the sake of the welfare of the whole contemporary Christian church, his own constructive theology. In the first part Finger tells the story of the development of Anabaptist thought, helping the reader grasp both the unifying and diverse elements in that theological tradition. In the second and third parts Finger considers in more detail the major themes essential to Anabaptist theology, first considering the historic views and then presenting his own constructive effort. Within the Anabaptist perspective Finger offers a theology that highlights the three dimensions of its salvific center: the communal, the personal and the missional. The themes taken up in the final part form what Finger identifies as the convictional framework of that center; namely, Christology, anthropology and eschatology. This book is a landmark contribution of Anabaptist theology for the whole church in biblical, historical and contemporary context.

Author : Dean Dudley
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602062962

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The History of the First Council of Nice by Dean Dudley Pdf

A World's Christian Convention A.D. 325 with a Life of Constantine. "The words Council, Synod, and Convention are synonymous. There were many Councils held in Christendom before that of Nice; but they were not Ecumenical, that is, general or universal." "The Council of Nice set the example of trying to compel Christians to adopt its modes of faith. That plan was not so fair as those pursued by the great philosophers." This book contains information on the life of Constantine "being decidedly the most conspicuous figure in the picture.

Author : Frances Margaret Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015005684603

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From Nicaea to Chalcedon by Frances Margaret Young Pdf

Traces the history of the church ca. 325-451 A.D., concentrating on the theologians.

Author : John Anthony McGuckin
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830897247

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We Believe in One Lord Jesus Christ by John Anthony McGuckin Pdf

"Who do you say that I am?" This question that Jesus asked of his disciples, so central to his mission, became equally central to the fledgling church. How would it respond to the Gnostics who answered by saying Jesus was less than fully human? How would it respond to the Arians who contended he was less than fully God? It was these challenges that ultimately provoked the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. In this volume covering the first half of the article in the Nicene Creed on God the Son, John Anthony McGuckin shows how it countered these two errant poles by equally stressing Jesus' authentic humanity (that is, his fleshliness and real embodiment in space and time) and his spiritual glory or full divinity. One cottage industry among some historical theologians, he notes, has been to live in a fever of conspiracy theory where orthodox oppressors dealt heavy-handedly with poor heretics. Or the picture is painted of ancient grassroots inclusivists being suppressed by establishment elites. The reality was far from such romantic notions. It was in fact the reverse. The church who denounced these errors did so in the name of a greater inclusivity based on common sense and common education. The debate was conducted generations before Christian bishops could ever call on the assistance of secular power to enforce their views. Establishing the creeds was not a reactionary movement of censorship but rather one concerned with the deepest aspects of quality control. Ultimately, what was and is at stake is not fussy dogmatism but the central gospel message of God's stooping "down in mercy to enter the life of his creatures and share their sorrows with them. He has lifted up the weak and the broken to himself, and he healed their pain by abolishing their alienation."

Author : Mark S. Smith
Publisher : Oxford Early Christian Studies
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198835271

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The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils, Ad 431-451 by Mark S. Smith Pdf

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.