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Chalcedon in Context: Church Councils 400-700 (Translated Texts for Historians, Contexts)

By Richard Price , Mary Whitby

Book information

Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
1846311772, 9781846311772
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
692 kB (708505 bytes)
Series
Translated Texts for Historians, Contexts 1
Pages
213\213
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The Council of Chalcedon in 451 was a defining moment in the Christological controversies that tore apart the churches of the Eastern Roman Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries, as theological division, political rivalry, and sectarian violence produced a schism that persists to this day between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian churches. The Acts of the Councils are one of the largest collections of source materials relating to the Church of Late Antiquity and its state relations, and this volume places the acclaimed translation in context with the Council of Chalcedon of 451, ultimately informing historians on how to approach manifold aspects of these documents.

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