a guide to the literature and its background Young, Frances M. (Frances Margaret) creator text bibliography biography pau London, UK SCM 1983 monographic eng

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viii, 406 p. ; pbk ; 22 cm. 1. The birth of church history and its sequel : Eusebius of Caesarea -- Eusebius' successors -- Tales of the monks -- Conclusion. 2. Athanasius and sone fellow-Alexandrians of the fourth century : Arius -- Athanasius -- Didymus the blind. 3. The Cappadocians : Biographical -- Withdrawal and involvement -- Christianity and the contemporary culture -- Basil and the ascetic movement -- Gregory the theologian -- Gregory of Nyssa and Neoplatonic mysticism -- Preacher and teachers of the church. 4. The temper of the times : some contrasting characters of the late fourth century : Introduction -- Cyril of Jerusalem -- Epiphanius of Salamis -- John Chrysostom -- Nemesius of Emesa -- Synesius of Cyrene. 5. The literature of Christological controversy -- Introduction : Eustathius -- Apollinarius and Diodore -- Theodore of Mopsuestia -- Polemical correspondence and a pamphlet war -- Nestorius -- Cyril of Alexandria -- Theodoret of Cyrrhus. Frances M. Young. Includes bibliographies and indexes. e------ ff----- aw----- Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Fathers of the church Biography Christian literature, Early History and criticism Theology, Doctrinal History Early church, ca. 30-600 270.2/YOU 0334004950 0800607112 DLC 830303 20130506123131.0 3767559