Catholicity and Heresy in the Early ChurchWhile it has often been recognised that the devlopment of Christian orthodoxy was stimulated by the speculations of those who are now called heretics, it is still widely assumed that their contribution was merely catalytic. This book maintains that scholars have underrated the constructive role of these 'heretical' speculations. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Catholicity of Irenaeus | 35 |
The Foundations of Catholic Teaching in the Third Century | 57 |
Origen and Orthodoxy | 79 |
The Nicene Council and its Aftermath | 105 |
Apollinarius and the Chalcedonian Definition | 137 |
Epilogue | 173 |
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| Title | Catholicity and Heresy in the Early Church |
| Author | Mark J. Edwards |
| Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009 |
| ISBN | 0754662918, 9780754662914 |
| Length | 201 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Church / History Religion / Christianity / Orthodox Religion / Theology |
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