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Leo the Great (Paperback)
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Leo the Great (Paperback)
Series: The Early Church Fathers
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Pope Leo I's theological and political influence in his own time
(440-461) and beyond far outweighs the amount of attention he has
received in recent scholarship. That influence extended well beyond
Rome to the Christian East through his contribution to preparations
for the Council of Chalcedon and its outcome. For this he was
alternately praised and vilified by the opposing parties at the
Council. Leo made his views known through letters, and a vast
number of homilies. While so many of these survive, Leo and his
works have not been the subject of a major English-language
socio-historical study in over fifty years. In this brief
introduction to the life and works of this important leader of the
early church, we gain a more accurate picture of the circumstances
and pressures which were brought to bear on his pontificate. A
brief introduction surveys the scanty sources which document Leo's
early life, and sets his pontificate in its historical context, as
the Western Roman Empire went into serious decline, and Rome lost
its former status as the western capital. Annotated translations of
various excerpts of Leo's letters and homilies are organised around
four themes dealing with specific aspects of Leo's activity as
bishop of Rome: Leo as spiritual adviser on the life of the
faithful Leo as opponent of heresy the bishop of Rome as civic and
ecclesiastical administrator Leo and the primacy of Rome. Taking
each of these key elements of Leo's pontifical activities into
account, we gain a more balanced picture of the context and
contribution of his best-known writings on Christology. This volume
offers an affordable introduction to the subject for both teachers
and students of ancient and medieval Christianity.
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