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Distinguished Scholars Explore Early Christian Views on the Problem of Evil What did the early church teach about the problem of suffering and evil in the world? In this volume, distinguished historians and theologians explore a range of ancient Christian responses to this perennial problem. The ecumenical team of contributors includes John Behr, Gary Anderson, Brian Daley, and Bishop Kallistos Ware, among others. This is the fourth volume in Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History, a partnership between Baker Academic and the Pappas Patristic Institute of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The series is a deliberate outreach by the Orthodox community to Protestant and Catholic seminarians, pastors, and theologians.

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Author:   Harrison ,  David G. Hunter
Publisher:   Baker Publishing Group
Imprint:   Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780801030789

ISBN 10:   0801030781
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Contents Preface by David G. Hunter Introduction by Nonna Verna Harrison 1. An Overview of Patristic Theodicies Paul L. Gavrilyuk 2. Theodicy in Apocalyptic Thought: From Ancient Visions to (Post)Modern Nightmares John W. Martens 3. The Suffering of Martyrdom: Greek Perspectives in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries James C. Skedros 4. Learning through Experience: The Pedagogy of Suffering and Death in Irenaeus John Behr 5. The Enemies of God: Demons and the Persecuting Emperors in Lactantius Dennis P. Quinn 6. Christus Victor in the Work of Ephrem, Narsai, and Jacob of Serug Gary A. Anderson 7. Greek Patristic Perspectives on the Origins of Social Injustice Nonna Verna Harrison 8. Sympathetic Philosophy: The Christian Response to Suffering according to John Chrysostom's Commentary on Job Douglas Finn 9. John Chrysostom on the Man Born Blind (John 9) Nonna Verna Harrison 10. The Deaths of Macrina and Monica in Gregory of Nyssa's Life of Macrina and Augustine's Confessions: The Female Philosopher and the Problem of Christian Grief Regina L. Walton 11. Evil, Suffering, and Embodiment in Augustine David G. Hunter 12. Theodore of Mopsuestia and the Pedagogy of Destruction Eric Phillips 13. The Word and His Flesh: Human Weakness and the Identity of Jesus in Greek Patristic Christology Brian E. Daley, SJ 14. Suffering Impassibly: Christ's Passion in Cyril of Alexandria's Soteriology J. Warren Smith 15. ""The Impassible Suffers"" Kallistos Ware, Metropolitan of Diokleia Indexes"

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Nonna Verna Harrison (PhD, Graduate Theological Union), an experienced patristics scholar, is the author of several books, including God's Many-Splendored Image. She lives in Chatsworth, California. David G. Hunter (PhD, University of Notre Dame) holds the Cottrill-Rolfes Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He coedited The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies.

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