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Cyril of Alexandria

By Norman Russell

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2000
ISBN
0415182514, 9780415182515, 0415182506, 9780415182508
LCC
BR65.C952 E5 2000
Open Library ID
OL50907M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
741 kB (758694 bytes)
Series
The Early Church Fathers
Pages
288\283
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

As a ruler of the church of Alexander and president of the Third Ecumenical Council of 431, Cyril was one of the most powerful men of the fifth century. Not only did he define the concept of christological orthodoxy for the next two centuries, but he is also often regarded as an unscrupulous cleric who was responsible for the murder of the female philosopher Hypatia and for the overthrow of the archbishop Nestorius. Cyril of Alexandria presents key selections of Cyril's writings in order to make his thought accessible to students. The writings are all freshly translated and an extended introduction outlines Cyril's life and times, his scholastic method, his christology, his ecclesiology, his eucharistic doctrine, his spirituality, and his influence on the Christian tradition.

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