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Human perfection in Byzantine theology : attaining the fullness of Christ /

This work studies the approach to the question of human perfection in a number of seminal Byzantine theological figures (from 7th-14th centuries), in conversation with modern Orthodox Christian thought. The Byzantine authors examined include Maximus the Confessor, Theodore the Studite, Symeon the Ne...

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Main Author: Torrance, Alexis, 1985- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Changing paradigms in historical and systematic theology.
Subjects:
Perfection > Religious aspects > Orthodox Eastern Church > History of doctrines.
Perfection > Aspect religieux > Église orthodoxe > Histoire des doctrines.
History.
Christianity.
RELIGION.
Christian Theology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work studies the approach to the question of human perfection in a number of seminal Byzantine theological figures (from 7th-14th centuries), in conversation with modern Orthodox Christian thought. The Byzantine authors examined include Maximus the Confessor, Theodore the Studite, Symeon the New Theologian, and Gregory Palamas.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 239 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780192583994
0192583999
9780192583987
0192583980
9780191880568
0191880566