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Publisher: CCEL
ISBN: 1610250753
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1301

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Author: Henry Robert Percival
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 724

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Author: Fr. Thomas Crean
Publisher: Emmaus Academic
ISBN: 1645853195
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 471

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The Catholic doctrine of the Filioque—that the Holy Spirit eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son—has historically been a source of contention between the Western Church and the Eastern Church. While recent efforts to reach ecumenical agreement have claimed to overcome this divide, their proposed solutions not only overlook but overturn the consensus reached by West and East alike at the fifteenth-century Council of Florence, which defined the doctrine and clarified its rootedness in the teaching of the Fathers of the Church. In Vindicating the Filioque, Thomas Crean, O.P., mounts a robust ecumenical defense of the truth of this doctrine and the authority of its Florentine definition, building his case on principles common to both Catholics and Orthodox. The first part of the study gives a careful presentation of patristic testimony concerning the procession of the Spirit—material central to the conciliar debates at Florence and of abiding theological consequence. In the second part, Crean explores the nature of ecumenical councils, drawing on the first seven councils to establish criteria for conciliar ecumenicity and authority that can be used to evaluate the status of the Council of Florence. The third part describes the Council of Florence itself, showing how it fulfils the criteria for an ecumenical council and replying to objections against its authority. Combining thorough study of patristic texts, sensitivity to theological common ground, and historical attentiveness to the acta of the council, Vindicating the Filioque demonstrates the soundness of the Florentine definition of the Holy Spirit’s procession and its importance as a basis for lasting unity of East and West.

Author: The Church Fathers
Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
ISBN: 1783793945
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 13649

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THE COMPLETE NICENE AND POST-NICENE CHURCH FATHERS SERIES 2 COLLECTION [14 VOLUMES] THE CHURCH FATHERS — The Greatest Christian Classics! — Complete Edition: 14 Volumes — Includes an Active Index, 14 Tables of Contents for each Volume to all Books & Chapters and Layered NCX Navigation — Includes Illustrations by Gustave Dore ALSO AVAILABLE IN A COMPLETE 3 SERIES EDITION. Publisher: Large E-Book. THE COMPLETE NICENE AND POST-NICENE CHURCH FATHERS SERIES 2 COLLECTION [14 VOLUMES] NICENE AND POST-NICENE FATHERS: SERIES 2 NPNF2–01. Eusebius Pamphilius: Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine NPNF2–02. Socrates and Sozomenus Ecclesiastical Histories NPNF2–03. Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, & Rufinus: Historical Writings NPNF2–04. Athanasius: Select Works and Letters NPNF2–05. Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises, Etc NPNF2–06. Jerome: The Principal Works of St. Jerome NPNF2–07. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen NPNF2–08. Basil: Letters and Select Works NPNF2–09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus NPNF2–10. Ambrose: Selected Works and Letters NPNF2–11. Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian NPNF2–12. Leo the Great, Gregory the Great NPNF2–13. Gregory the Great (II), Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat NPNF2–14. The Seven Ecumenical Councils PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

Author: Kristofer Carlson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312917342
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 495

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The Virgin Mary is more than just a bit player in the Christmas Pageant. However, if you are indisposed towards the Virgin Mary, perhaps no amount of evidence will change your mind. After all, any number of people have used Sacred Scripture devise any number of different theological systems, each internally coherent and with great explanatory power. Despite this, one of the unique things about human consciousness is our ability to step outside ourselves, to see things from another perspective, and to change our minds. I ask you to examine the evidence and to examine the views of people you might normally discard out of hand. If you make the effort, even if you remain unconvinced, you will nonetheless find the process spiritually rewarding.

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Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1784997439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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In the mid-ninth century, Francia was rocked by the first royal divorce scandal of the Middle Ages: the attempt by King Lothar II of Lotharingia to rid himself of his queen, Theutberga and remarry. Even 'women in their weaving sheds' were allegedly gossiping about the lurid accusations made. Kings and bishops from neighbouring kingdoms, and several popes, were gradually drawn into a crisis affecting the fate of an entire kingdom. This is the first professionally published translation of a key source for this extraordinary episode: Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio Lotharii regis et Theutbergae reginae. This text offers eye-opening insight both on the political wrangling of the time and on early medieval attitudes towards magic, penance, gender, the ordeal, marriage, sodomy, the role of bishops, and kingship.The translation includes a substantial introduction and annotations, putting the case into its early medieval context and explaining Hincmar's sometimes-dubious methods of argument.

Author: Johan Leemans
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813218594
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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"The contributions for this volume emerged out of an expert seminar on the theme of the Church Fathers and Catholic social thought held in Leuven in 2007." -- p.vii.

Author: Hans Schwarz
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1441245871
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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This reader-friendly primer offers a concise yet thorough overview of the Christian faith. Hans Schwarz, one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, covers the Christian faith from creation to the final fulfillment of life. He gives his account of the major points of Christian doctrine, always moving from the biblical text to the unfolding of the faith through the centuries to contemporary significance. This brief systematic theology will appeal to professors, students, pastors, and educated lay readers who want a quick but profound and biblically grounded overview of the Christian faith.

Author: Leopoldo A. Sánchez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498227627
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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What difference does the Spirit make in the life of Jesus and in our lives? Answering that question without doing away with the divine dignity of Christ has been a challenge in the distant and recent past. But this need not be the case. The current work is a contribution to the growing field of Spirit Christology, which seeks to enrich the classic Logos Christology of the ecumenical Councils with a Spirit-oriented trajectory. Sanchez tests the productivity of a Spirit Christology as a theological lens for assessing the main events of Jesus' life and mission, accounts of the atonement, the significance of the incarnation, the concepts of person and relation, and models of the Trinity. Seeing Christ as the privileged locus of the Spirit also has implications for the church's life in the Spirit. Sanchez shows how a Spirit Christology fosters Christian practices such as proclamation, prayer, and sanctification. Among the highlights of this work the reader will note the author's assessment of early church fathers' readings of the place of the Spirit in the anointing of Jesus, a constructive proposal towards the complementarity of Logos and Spirit Christologies, ecumenical engagement with various theological traditions in the East and the West, and the first constructive assessment of the field informed by the Lutheran tradition.

Author: Jerry L. Walls
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1493411748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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This book offers a clearly written, informative, and fair critique of Roman Catholicism in defense of the catholic faith. Two leading evangelical thinkers in church history and philosophy summarize the major points of contention between Protestants and Catholics, honestly acknowledging real differences while conveying mutual respect and charity. The authors address key historical, theological, and philosophical issues as they consider what remains at stake five hundred years after the Reformation. They also present a hopeful way forward for future ecumenical relations, showing how Protestants and Catholics can participate in a common witness to the world.