Overview

This comprehensive volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars to create a wide-ranging introduction to patristic authors and their contributions to not only theology and spirituality, but to philosophy, ecclesiology, linguistics, hagiography, liturgics, homiletics, iconology, and other fields. Challenges accepted definitions of patristics and the patristic period – in particular questioning the Western framework in which the field has traditionally been constructed Includes the work of authors who wrote in languages other than Latin and Greek, including those within the Coptic, Armenian, Syriac, and Arabic Christian traditions Examines the reception history of prominent as well as lesser-known figures, debating the role of each, and exploring why many have undergone periods of revived interest Offers synthetic accounts of a number of topics central to patristic studies, including scripture, scholasticism, and the Reformation Demonstrates the continuing role of these writings in enriching and inspiring our understanding of Christianity

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Author:   Ken Parry (Macquarie University, Sydney)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.002kg
ISBN:  

9781118438718

ISBN 10:   111843871
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   04 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface x Notes on Contributors xi Part I Introduction 1 1 The Nature and Scope of Patristics 3 Ken Parry Part II Collecting the Fathers 13 2 Byzantine Florilegia 15 Alexander Alexakis 3 Modern Patrologies 51 Angelo Di Berardino Part III Studies in Reception History I: Individual Fathers 69 4 Irenaeus of Lyons 71 Denis Minns 5 Clement of Alexandria 84 Piotr Ashwin]Siejkowski 6 Origen of Alexandria 98 Mark Edwards 7 Athanasius of Alexandria 111 David M. Gwynn 8 Ephrem of Nisibis 126 Andrew Palmer 9 John Chrysostom 141 Wendy Mayer 10 Augustine of Hippo 155 Kazuhiko Demura 11 Cyril of Alexandria 170 Hans van Loon 12 Shenoute of Atripe 184 Janet Timbie 13 Nestorius of Constantinople 197 George Bevan 14 Dionysius the Areopagite 211 István Perczel 15 Severus of Antioch 226 Youhanna Nessim Youssef 16 Gregory the Great 238 Bronwen Neil 17 Maximos the Confessor 250 Andrew Louth 18 John of Damascus 264 Vassilis Adrahtas 19 Gregory of Narek 278 Abraham Terian 20 Gregory Palamas 293 Marcus Plested Part IV Studies in Reception History II: Collective Fathers 307 21 The Cappadocian Fathers 309 H. Ashley Hall 22 The Desert Fathers and Mothers 326 John Chryssavgis 23 The Iconophile Fathers 338 Vladimir Baranov Part V Studies in the Fathers 353 24 Scripture and the Fathers 355 Paul Blowers 25 Hagiography of the Greek Fathers 370 Stephanos Efthymiadis 26 Liturgies and the Fathers 385 Hugh Wybrew 27 Fathers and the Church Councils 400 Richard Price 28 The Fathers and Scholasticism 414 James R. Ginther 29 The Fathers and the Reformation 428 Irena Backus 30 The Fathers in Arabic 442 Alexander Treiger 31 The Greek of the Fathers 456 Klaas Bentein 32 The Latin of the Fathers 471 Carolinne White 33 Reimagining Patristics: Critical Theory as a Lens 487 Kim Haines]Eitzen Index 497

Reviews

""There is nothing to my knowledge quite like this volume... this is a fascinating and innovative volume. It should certainly be required reading for advanced graduate students, and most professional researchers will gain from considering its challenges to current practices, both in relation to content and methodology."" (Frances Young, Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum Journal of Ancient Christianity, 2017; 21(2) ""The volume certainly is worth purchasing.... It is handy to have now a single volume which holds so many historical keys. Readers may now follow a text through the centuries."" (The Ds Commentary on Books, Fall 2017) ""Undergraduates should have access to at least one of these two resources, and the present compendium is excellent for research."" (CHOICE, 2016)

This is a welcome addition to the field as it is the first time that a such a volume has sought to give equal weight to both the Eastern and Western Church traditions. It offers a comprehensive and balanced picture by including material that has long remained obscure because it is primarily known from Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Georgian and Syriac sources, rather than privileging the works of more widely known authors utilising Greek and Latin. At a time when many Eastern Christian traditions are increasingly endangered it becomes even more important to bring knowledge of these writings to the forefront of contemporary scholarship. Emma Loosley, University of Exeter Ken Parry has led a first class team of experts in producing this excellent Wiley Blackwell Companion to Patristics. It advances on the several fine Patrologies already existing to focus critical attention on the issue of how the patristic mindset was received over the ages. Required reading for all serious theologians and historians. John A McGuckin, Nielsen Professor of Byzantine Church History I applaud Ken Parry and his expert collaborators for providing ground-breaking new insights into the lives and writings of a wide representation of Fathers, including those who lived beyond the borders of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. Never have I been so persuasively reminded of the importance and enduring significance of the Fathers for contemporary Christianity. This Companion is an indispensable resource for all who truly want to understand and utilize the rich legacy which the Fathers have left us. William Tabbernee, Past President, North American Patristics Society

There is nothing to my knowledge quite like this volume this is a fascinating and innovative volume. It should certainly be required reading for advanced graduate students, and most professional researchers will gain from considering its challenges to current practices, both in relation to content and methodology. - Frances Young, Zeitschrift fr Antikes Christentum Journal of Ancient Christianity, 2017; 21(2). The volume certainly is worth purchasing It is handy to have now a single volume which holds so many historical keys. Readers may now follow a text through the centuries. The Ds Commentary on Books, Fall 2017.

Author Information

Ken Parry is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University, Sydney. He researches and publishes in the fields of late antiquity, Byzantine studies, and Eastern Christianity. He is the founding editor of the series Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, and editor of The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (1999), The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity (2007), and co-editor of Byzantium, Its Neighbours and Its Cultures (2014).

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