Nicaea and its Legacy
An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology
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- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2006
Summary
The first part of Nicaea and its Legacy offers a narrative of the fourth-century trinitarian controversy. It does not assume that the controversy begins with Arius, but with tensions among existing theological strategies. Lewis Ayres argues that, just as we cannot speak of one Arian' theology, so we cannot speak of oneNicene’ theology either, in 325 or in 381. The second part of the book offers an account of the theological practices and assumptions within which pro-Nicene theologians ass…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198755050 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198755058 |
| Author: | Lewis Ayres |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 712g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
The author’s extensive erudition and knowledge of primary and secondary sources…make his achievement almost as remarkable as his initial ambition… This approach to pro-Nicene theology offers some illuminating insights… I maintain my stance on the opposite bank, but am glad to be able to salute a book of such good scholarship and stimulus from the other bank. * Maurice Wiles, The Journal of Theological Studies *
About The Author
Lewis Ayres
Lewis Ayres is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology, Candler School of Theology and the Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University.
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