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Christology and Soteriology: The Councils and the Christological Controversy

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The Councils and the Christological Controversy

Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils    

  • Edited by Norman Tanner, this monumental two-volume publication brings together in the original languages and an English translation all the decrees of all the ecumenical councils from Nicaea I to Vatican II.  As such it represents an indispensable reference work for theologians and historians, as well as for anyone interested in the development of Christian thought and doctrine.

The translated decrees of all the councils are also available online from the Vatican.

 

Khaled Anatolios

Anatolios offers a historically informed theological study of the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, showing its relevance to Christian life and thought today.

 

John A. McGuckin

The Christological Controversy describes the turmoil of fifth-century Christianity seeking to articulate its beliefs on the person of Christ. The policies of the Theodosian dynasty and the conflicting interests of the patriarchal sees are the context of the controversy between Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of Alexandria, a bitter dispute that racked the entire oecumene. The historical analysis expounds on the arguments of both sides, particularly the Christology of Cyril, which was adopted as a standard.

 

Richard Norris

For more than thirty years, The Christological Controversy has been an essential text for courses in theology, church history, and early Christianity that seek to better understand the development of Christology from its earliest roots to the Council of Chalcedon in 451.