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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Patristics"”.
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Life of Saint Gregory the Great Written in Four Books by John the Deacon: A Translation and Commentary of Books I and II
Catholic scholars in the field of patristics have long felt the need for new translations of early Christian writers which not only convey faithfully and intelligibly the original message but also present a correct theological understanding. The bulk of the old translations, notably the collections …
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Divine Deliberation: Possible-Worlds Modality and the Divine Will-To-Create
… whether the Neoplatonic contemplations of the Patristics, or the Medieval power distinction, whether the doctrine of the decrees or lapsarian doctrine in the Reformed. Chapters 8 through 10 provide the necessary philosophical furniture for a more complete modal theory, and construct its primary …
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The reception of John Chrysostom and the study of ancient Christianity in early modern Europe, c.1440-1600
… and existing historiography on early modern patristics, the first section of this study focusses on the reception of Chrysostom in the fifteenth century. Chapter 1 examines the collaboration between cardinal Jean Jouffroy and the humanist translator Francesco Griffolini in Renaissance Rome. …
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The Relationship of the So-Called Semi-Pelagians and Eastern Greek Theology on the Doctrine of Original Sin: An Historical-Systematic Analysis and its Relevance for 21st Century Protestantism.
… we establishthe monolithic view of the Greek patristics on two critical aspects of Original Sin: a denial of the inheritance of the actual guilt of Adam and a rejection that lapsarian humans are unable to do anything toward their own salvation apart from superadded grace. Then we analyze the …
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Apostolic theology and humanism at the University of Paris, 1490–1540
… a centre for the study and printing of Greek patristics. By revealing the role that Lefèvre and his collaborators played in this development, my thesis illuminates the efficacy of the amalgamate that Lefèvre constructed between the pious imitation of the apostles and the scholarly examination …
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Sovranità Imperiale. Dal Simbolismo all'Espressione Architettonica nella Cultura di Corte Bizantina, Carolingia e Islamica (VIII-X secolo d.C.)
… and described by men thanks to aesthetics and Patristics. Since God is balance, his temporal representative on Earth legitimized his role by preserving the balance and prosperity of the Empire. Literary constructs from the Bible and the Qu’ran provided remarkable metaphors for the …
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It is Time: Theology of Time in the Book of Revelation as Reflected in the Interpretation of Scripture and the Temple Cult
… as well as various apocryphal literature and Patristics, as well as writings by Eusebius and Josephus, were incorporated. The application of the second methodology, especially social and cultural intertexture, includes the discussion on comparisons between various terms or passages in …
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The Emergence of Divine Simplicity in Patristic Trinitarian Theology: Origen and the Distinctive Shape of the Ante-Nicene Status Quaestionis
This study traces the first steps of how divine simplicity entered into Christian Trinitarian discourse. It is the burden of this thesis to demonstrate that divine simplicity emerged in the ante-Nicene period with a distinctive status quaestionis concerning (a) the meaning of the doctrine, and (b) …
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Translation of Homilia in divites by Basil of Caesarea with Annotation and Dating
This dissertation provides an English translation of Basil of Caesarea's sermon Homilia in divites based on Yves Courtonne's Greek text. I have included details of Basil's scriptural content in the notes. The searches to identify the scriptural content were done using LXX and GNT as databases and …
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Cosmetic Theology in England, c. 650–1100: Aldhelm of Malmesbury, the Venerable Bede, and Goscelin of St Bertin
This thesis examines the concept of modesty in England, between the seventh and eleventh centuries, and analyses the influence of late antique literature on medieval English depictions of dress and adornment. In late antiquity, Christian moralists told women that the very salvation of their souls …
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Spiritual Struggle and Gregory of Nyssa’s Theory of Perpetual Ascent: An Orthodox Christian Virtue Ethic
<p>This project utilizes virtue ethics as an especially suitable lens by which to develop an Orthodox Christian ethical model generally. At the same time, virtue ethics carries with it some complexities that are in turn mitigated by the particulars of this Orthodox model—spiritual struggle and …
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Gregory of Nyssa’s Soteriological Imaginary as a Resource for Nonviolent Soteriology
This project analyzes feminist critiques of the doctrine of the atonement and responds to them by presenting several patterns of constructive, nonviolent atonement language resourced from Gregory of Nyssa’s theology. Chapter One introduces the topic of theological language that is fundamental to …
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"We Are Strangers in this Life": Theology, Liminality, and the Exiled in Anglo-Saxon Literature
<p>In “‘We Are Strangers in this Life’: Theology, Liminality, and the Exiled in Anglo-Saxon Literature,” I analyze the theme of exile in the theological literature of the Anglo-Saxon era as a way of conveying the spiritual condition of eschatological separation. The anthropological theory of …