This book examines the influence of the Enlightenment on theology, arguing that its legacy did not profoundly affect the importance of tradition; that the ways of older theology hold a surprising relevance; and that the unity between theology and spirituality is once again discerned.

Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Literature & Fiction

Louth, Andrew

British & Irish

Clarendon Press

The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford History of the Christian Church)

This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative period for Orthodoxy. It had to face doctrinal problems and heresies; at the same time it experienced the continuity and deepening of its liturgical life. While holding fast to the traditions of the fathers and the councils, it saw certain developments in doctrine and liturgy as also in administration. Part I discusses the landmarks in ecclesiastical affairs within the Empire as well as the creative influence exercised on the Slavs and the increasing contacts with westerners particularly after 1204. Part II gives a brief account of the structure of the medieval Orthodox Church, its officials and organization, and the spirituality of laity, monks, and clergy.

Hussey, J. M.

Religion & Spirituality

Oxford University Press

215p hardback with brown dustjacket, nice fresh copy, a few minor marks to margin, and extensive ink and pencil notes to last empty page, neat and scholarly

The origins of the Christian mystical tradition from Plato to Denys

This book examines the presuppositions of the claims of the Enlightenment, and then shows how the traditional ways of theology can be seen to retain their validity.

Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology

Scholars of the patristic era have paid more attention to the dogmatic tradition in their period than to the development of Christian mystical theology. Andrew Louth aims to redress the balance. Recognizing that the intellectual form of this tradition was decisively influenced by Platonic ideas of the soul's relationship to God, Louth begins with an examination of Plato and Platonism. The discussion of the Fathers which follows shows how the mystical tradition is at the heart of their thought and how the dogmatic tradition both molds and is the reflection of mystical insights and concerns. This new edition of a classic study of the diverse influences upon Christian spirituality includes a new Epilogue which brings the text completely up to date.

The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys

This volume of Christ in Christian Tradition continues Alois Cardinal Grillmeier's pioneering work in the field of the early history of Christology. Here the focus is on Christianity in Palestine and Syria (the Fertile Crescent) after the Council of Chalcedon and before the advent of Islam. A consideration underlying the entire book is whether we can speak of a consistent Christology throughout the Christian East before Islam and to what extent the Christian East retained the biblical message of Jesus, despite the various divisions that occurred within its borders. Chapters have been collected, edited, and reworked by Theresia Hainthaler with additional contributions from Tanios Bou Mansour and Luise Abramowski. The first part of this volume examines Christology in Palestine from Chalcedon until Islam, including the theology of monks and ascetics, the School of Gaza, and liturgy. The second part is devoted to the Christology in the patriarchate of Antioch from 451 to the end of the sixth century. In 1951 Alois Cardinal Grillmeier (1910-1998) first published Das Konzil von Chalcedon , a work focused on the pre-Chalcedon period and the events of the Council in 451. The first chapter of this would become the first volume ofChrist in Christian Tradition . The work appeared in English in 1965. In 1986 Volume 2/1 appeared with a foreword explaining the author's intention to provide a comprehensive study of Christology from the beginning up to c.800. This was translated to English in 1987. Three further volumes appeared: 2/2 (1989, translated 1995), 2/4 (1990, translated 1996) and the present volume, 2/3 (2002). This volume completes the translation of the published volumes into English. Editorial work continues on volume 2/5 which has yet to publish in German.

Christ in Christian Tradition: Volume 2 Part 3: The Churches of Jerusalem and Antioch

Grillmeier SJ, Alois

Hainthaler, Theresia

Abramowski, Luise

Bou Mansour, Tanios

Erhardt, Marianne

John Damascene, a monk near Jerusalem in the early 700s, never set foot in the Byzantine Empire, yet he had a great influence on Byzantine theology. This book, the first to present an overall account of John's life and work, sets him in the context of the early synods of the Church that took place in the Palestinian monasteries during the first century of Arab rule.

St John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

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World

John Damascene, a monk near Jerusalem in the early 700s, never set foot in the Byzantine Empire, yet he had a great influence on Byzantine theology. This book, the first to present an overall account of John's life and work, sets him in the context of the early synods of the Church that took place in the Palestinian monasteries during the first century of Arab rule.

Europe

This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative period for Orthodoxy. It had to face doctrinal problems and heresies; at the same time it experienced the continuity and deepening of its liturgical life. While holding fast to the traditions of the fathers and the councils, it saw certain developments in doctrine and liturgy as also in administration. Part I discusses the landmarks in ecclesiastical affairs within the Empire as well as the creative influence exercised on the Slavs and the increasing contacts with westerners particularly after 1204. Part II gives a brief account of the structure of the medieval Orthodox Church, its officials and organization, and the spirituality of laity, monks, and clergy.

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Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology (Clarendon Paperbacks)

The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford History of the Christian Church)

The origins of the Christian mystical tradition from Plato to Denys

Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology

The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys

Christ in Christian Tradition: Volume 2 Part 3: The Churches of Jerusalem and Antioch

St John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

St John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys

The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford History of the Christian Church)