A History of Christian Thought Volume I: From the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon

by Justo L Gonzalez

Publisher:

Abingdon Press

, 2010

Overview

A treatment of the evolution of Christian thought from the birth of Christ, to the Apostles, to the early church, to the great flowering of Christianity across the world. The first volume introduces the central figures and debates culminating in the Councils of Nicea and Chalcedon among which the theologies of the early church were hammered out.

Volume 2  #9781426721915
Volume 3  #9781426721939

Contents

Top Highlights

“The principal one of these is the logos or Word, which was created by God before the creation of the world. This logos is the image of the divine, and is God's instrument in creation.” (source)

“This order is what the Stoics call "natural law," and they find it imprinted in our very being, so that we have only to obey it to be virtuous.” (source)

“point of departure of Arianism is an absolute monotheism, so that the Son cannot be an emanation of the Father” (source)

Product Details

• Title : A History of Christian Thought Volume I: From the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon
• Author: González, Justo L.
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN: 9781426721892

About Justo L Gonzalez