The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Patristics (9781118438718)

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

Product details

• Format Hardback | 552 pages
• Dimensions 181 x 250 x 31mm | 1,000g
• Publication date 08 Sep 2015
• Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 111843871X
• ISBN13 9781118438718
• Bestsellers rank 1,771,806

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