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Christology of the later Fathers

This volume includes selections from the works of Athanasius, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa. Through these works and those of other early Christian thinkers, this book surveys the development of early church theology.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of...
Print Book, English, [1977]
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Westminster Press, Philadelphia, [1977]
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400 pages ; 22 cm
9780664241520, 0664241522
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On the incarnation of the word / Athanasius ; translated by Archibald Robertson
The theological orations ; Letters on the Apollinarian controversy / Gregory of Nazianzus ; translated by Charles Gordon Browne and James Edward Swallow
An answer to Ablabius : that we should not think of saying there are three gods ; An address on religious instruction / Gregory of Nyssa ; edited and translated by Cyril C. Richardson
Documents illustrating the Christology of the ecumenical councils. The letter of Arius to Eusebius of Nicomedia
The confession of the Arians, addressed to Alexander of Alexandria
The letter of Eusebius of Caesarea describing the Council of Nicaea
The creed of Ariminum
Summary of the tome of Constantinople, 381 (in synodical letter of the Council of Constantinople, 382)
Dogmatic letters of Nestorius and Cyril of Alexandria. The first letter of Nestorius to Celestine ; The third letter of Cyril to Nestorius
The formula of union of 433
The tome of Leo
The Chalcedonian decree
Extracts from Leontius of Byzantium
The anathemas of the second Council of Constantinople (fifth ecumenical)
The statement of faith of the third Council of Constantinople (sixth ecumenical)
"First published 1954."