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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Patristics
Contributor(s): Parry, Ken (Editor)
ISBN: 1119517737     ISBN-13: 9781119517733
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $57.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - History
Dewey: 270.1
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.45 lbs) 546 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:
This comprehensive volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars to create a wide-ranging introduction to patristic authors and their contributions to not only theology and spirituality, but to philosophy, ecclesiology, linguistics, hagiography, liturgics, homiletics, iconology, and other fields.
  • Challenges accepted definitions of patristics and the patristic period - in particular questioning the Western framework in which the field has traditionally been constructed
  • Includes the work of authors who wrote in languages other than Latin and Greek, including those within the Coptic, Armenian, Syriac, and Arabic Christian traditions
  • Examines the reception history of prominent as well as lesser-known figures, debating the role of each, and exploring why many have undergone periods of revived interest
  • Offers synthetic accounts of a number of topics central to patristic studies, including scripture, scholasticism, and the Reformation
  • Demonstrates the continuing role of these writings in enriching and inspiring our understanding of Christianity