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Against Eunomius (Paperback)
Saint Basil of Caesarea; Translated by Mark DelCogliano, Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
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Basil of Caesarea is considered one of the architects of the
Pro-Nicene Trinitarian doctrine adopted at the Council of
Constantinople in 381, which eastern and western Christians to this
day profess as ""orthodox."" Nowhere is his Trinitarian theology
more clearly expressed than in his first major doctrinal work,
Against Eunomius, finished in 364 or 365 CE. Responding to
Eunomius, whose Apology gave renewed impetus to a tradition of
starkly subordinationist Trinitarian theology that would survive
for decades, Basil's Against Eunomius reflects the intense
controversy raging at that time among Christians across the
Mediterranean world over who God is. In this treatise, Basil
attempts to articulate a theology both of God's unitary essence and
of the distinctive features that characterize the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit--a distinction that some hail as the cornerstone of
""Cappadocian"" theology. In Against Eunomius, we see the clash not
simply of two dogmatic positions on the doctrine of the Trinity,
but of two fundamentally opposed theological methods. Basil's
treatise is as much about how theology ought to be done and what
human beings can and cannot know about God as it is about the
exposition of Trinitarian doctrine. Thus Against Eunomius marks a
turning point in the Trinitarian debates of the fourth century, for
the first time addressing the methodological and epistemological
differences that gave rise to theological differences. Amidst the
polemical vitriol of Against Eunomius is a call to epistemological
humility on the part of the theologian, a call to recognize the
limitations of even the best theology. While Basil refined his
theology through the course of his career, Against Eunomius remains
a testament to his early theological development and a privileged
window into the Trinitarian controversies of the mid-fourth
century.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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