On the Person of Christ: The Christology of Emperor JustinianAt the opening of the sixth century, large segments of the Roman Empire had fallen to barbarian warlords. The Churches of Rome and Constantinople were locked in a schism rooted in different attitudes towards the decrees and definitions of the Fourth Ecumenical council held at Chalcedon in 451. The emperor Justinian (527-565) dreamed of reunifying and restoring the Empire; but to accomplish this he needed a unified Church. Before Justinian ascended the throne the schism between Rome and Constantinople had been healed, largely due to Justinian's influence, but a significant segment of the Eastern population (dubbed monophysites) would not accept the union and the imperial church remained divided. |
Contents
GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JUSTINIANS LETTER TO THE MONKS | 23 |
11 | 31 |
Introduction to the Text | 111 |
Introduction to the Text | 161 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | 199 |
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