As it developed an increasingly distinctive character of its own during the first six centuries of the common era, Christianity was constantly forced to reassess and adapt its relationship with the...
It has become a commonplace to say that the Latin Fathers did not really hold a doctrine of deification. Indeed, it is often asserted that Western theologians have neglected this teaching, that their...
Edited by Christopher A. Beeley and Mark E. Weedman
Price: $75.00
ISBN: 9780813229959
Pub Date: April 1st, 2018
Format: Hardcover
The past thirty years have seen an unprecedented level of interest in early Christian biblical interpretation, from major scholarly initiatives to more popular resources aimed at pastors and general...
To understand the past, we necessarily group people together and, consequently, frequently assume that all of its members share the same attributes. In this ground-breaking volume, Eric Rebillard...
Re-Reading Gregory of Nazianzus offers a collection of cutting-edge research on one of the leading figures in the early church. Long recognized as a chief architect of Eastern Orthodox Christianity...
Edited by Robin Darling Young and Monica Blanchard
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 9780813217321
Pub Date: September 14th, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Flourishing from the inland cities of Syria down through the Tigris and Euphrates valley, Syriac speakers in late antiquity created a new and often brilliant expression of Christian culture. Although...
Issues and Challenges for Twenty-First-Century Christian Social Thought
by Johan Leemans
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 9780813218595
Pub Date: April 29th, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Can writings of the church fathers related to the field of social ethics be of value to contemporary discussions on the topic? In addressing this question, the authors of this book discuss the exciting...
Among the earliest writings in Syriac literature is the collection of 30 mēmrē or discourses entitled the Book of Steps or Liber Graduum, most probably written in the late fourth...
From the very beginning Christianity was a religion of books—a lived, but also a written faith. The essays in this collection focus on the ways in which books were produced, used, treasured, and...
Augustine of Hippo (b. A.D. 354) is considered the single most influential theologian in the history of the Church in the West. Among his many contributions, Augustine developed a sexual ethic that...
