Cyril of Alexandria

Cyril of Alexandria
Author: Norman Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2002-04-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113467337X

This book 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.

The Study of Science and Religion

The Study of Science and Religion
Author: Carl Reinhold Brakenhielm
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2018-06-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498246168

The main aim of this book is to contribute to the relationship between science and religion. This book aims to do constructive theological work out of a particular cultural context. The point of departure is contemporary Swedish religion and worldviews. One focus is the process of biologization (i.e., how the worldviews of the general public in Sweden are shaped by biological science). Is there a gap between Swedes in general and the perceptions of Swedish clergy? The answer is based on sociological studies on science and religion in Sweden and the United States. Furthermore, the book contains a study of Swedish theologians, from Nathan Soderblom to the present Archbishop Antje Jackelen, and their shifting understanding of the relation between science and religion. The philosophical aspects of this relation are given special consideration. What models of the relation inform the contemporary scholarly discussion? Are science and religion in conflict, separate, or in mutual creative interaction?

The Dyophysite Christology of Cyril of Alexandria

The Dyophysite Christology of Cyril of Alexandria
Author: Hans van Loon
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2009-04-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 904742669X

The formula ‘one incarnate nature of the Word of God’ has often been depicted as a summary of Cyril of Alexandria’s (ca 378-444) christology. But no systematic study into his christological works has been published. Besides, there is no consensus regarding the meaning of the key terms and expressions in these works. This book addresses this deficiency by an integral investigation of the archbishop’s christological writings during the first two years of the Nestorian controversy, and comes to the conclusion that his christology is basically dyophysite. This re-appraisal of his christology bears on the understanding of the Council of Chalcedon and on contemporary ecumenical relations, especially those between the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox.

The Divine Drama in History and Liturgy

The Divine Drama in History and Liturgy
Author: John E. Booty
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 263
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0915138670

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The Emergence of Probability

The Emergence of Probability
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2006-07-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107268850

Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. Ian Hacking presents a philosophical critique of early ideas about probability, induction, and statistical inference and the growth of this new family of ideas in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Hacking invokes a wide intellectual framework involving the growth of science, economics, and the theology of the period. He argues that the transformations that made it possible for probability concepts to emerge have constrained all subsequent development of probability theory and determine the space within which philosophical debate on the subject is still conducted. First published in 1975, this edition includes an introduction that contextualizes his book in light of developing philosophical trends. Ian Hacking is the winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2009.

Triadosis

Triadosis
Author: Eduard Borysov
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0227177495

The complex nature of Christian communion with a personal God requires a nuanced expression. Since its inception, the early church affirmed God’s unknowable nature and also participation in God through Christ. The church fathers employed the language of theosis in talking about union with God and human transformation in the likeness of God. However, the term theosis or deification is a broad category and requires precise explanation to avoid human dissolution into the divine in the mystical union it attempts to describe. In Triadosis, Eduard Borysov offers a new approach to the conundrum of the imparticipable divine nature and the prospect of personal union between human and the Trinity. Most significantly, he proposes that if God is Trinity, then we are created and restored in the image of the same tri-personal God.

The Eucharist in Theology and Philosophy

The Eucharist in Theology and Philosophy
Author: István Perczel
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789058674999

Discusses the conceptual, doctrinal, theological, and philosophical aspects of the developments concerning the Eucharistic doctrines of the Christian Churches, not just the Western ones, but the Byzantino-Slavic and Oriental ones, too.

Creation Set Free

Creation Set Free
Author: Sigurd Bergmann
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2005-11-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780802822246

In view of the destruction of the sources of life, ecology is no longer a marginal issue. In "Creation Set Free," Sigurd Bergmann creatively rethinks the discipline of theology in light of the ecological crisis. He is concerned throughout to see the cosmos as something involved in redemption rather a mere stage for the human salvific drama. After critically and constructively summarizing previous initiatives toward an ecological theology, Bergmann opens up an extraordinary dialogue between these initiatives and church father Gregory of Nazianzus. Through the neglected topics of sociality, motion, suffering, and the Spirit, the author brings to light Gregorybs thought on the liberation of creation. Finally, Bergmann connects ecological issues and patristic tradition with contemporary liberation theology.

The Orthodox Christian World

The Orthodox Christian World
Author: Augustine Casiday
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1136314849

Over the last century unprecedented numbers of Christians from traditionally Orthodox societies migrated around the world. Once seen as an ‘oriental’ or ‘eastern’ phenomenon, Orthodox Christianity is now much more widely dispersed, and in many parts of the modern world one need not go far to find an Orthodox community at worship. This collection offers a compelling overview of the Orthodox world, covering the main regional traditions of Orthodox Christianity and the ways in which they have become global. The contributors are drawn from the Orthodox community worldwide and explore a rich selection of key figures and themes. The book provides an innovative and illuminating approach to the subject, ideal for students and scholars alike.

Worship in the Early Church: Volume 3

Worship in the Early Church: Volume 3
Author: Lawrence J. Johnson
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2017-07-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0814663281

Named a 2010 Outstanding Academic Title by Choice magazine! Fifth Century, West: Augustine of Hippo, Arnobius the Younger," Pope Innocent I, Peter Chrysologus, Pope Leo I, Maximus of Turin, Pope Gelasius, Faustus of Riez, Statuta ecclesiae antiqua; Fifth Century, East: Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret of Cyr, Narsai of Nisibis, Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Jerome, Cyril of Alexandria; and others. Lawrence J. Johnson is the former executive secretary of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions and the former editor/director of The Pastoral Press. He has written several books on the liturgy and its music, including The Mystery of Faith: A Study of the Structural Elements of the Order of the Mass. "