E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten
Reihe: The Early Church Fathers
Hildebrand Basil of Caesarea
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-317-52533-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten
Reihe: The Early Church Fathers
ISBN: 978-1-317-52533-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This volume examines the life and thought of Basil of Caesarea. This unique volume brings together a lengthy introduction to his life and thought with a selection of extracts from his diverse works in new translations, with each extract accompanied by an introduction and notes. This format allows students to better understand this significant figure in the Early Church by providing an accessible representative selection of his works in one concise volume, making this an invaluable resource for students of early Christianity.
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Acknowledgements
Preface
Abbreviations
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Life and Times
Background and Early Life
The Ascetic Turn
Episcopate
Further Reading
Chapter 2: Vision
Scripture
The Physical World
The Human Person
The Moral and Ascetic Life
God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Further Reading
Part 2: Texts
Chapter 3: Churchman and Statesman
Section 1: Suffragan Bishops and Presbyters
Section 2: Engagement with a Wider Circle of Bishops
Section 3: Patronage
Section 4: Canons
Section 5: Consolation
Chapter 4: Preacher
First Homily on Creation
First Homily on the Creation of Man
Homily on Psalm 59
Homily on "I will tear down my barns"
Homily on the Martyr Julitta
Chapter 5: Polemicist
Ep. 9, To Maximus the Philosopher
Ep. 261, To the Sozopolitans (against Apollinaris)
Excerpts from Against Eunomius
Excerpts from On the Holy Spiriit
Chapter 6: Ascetic
Section 1: Letters
Section 2: Excerpts from the Small Asceticon and the Great Asceticon
Chapter 7: Excerpts from To Young Men on How They Would Profit from Greek Literature
Bibliography
Index
