عنوان

Against Eunomius /

(Number (ISBN

0813201225 (cloth : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9780813201221 (cloth : alk. paper)

Number

b523482

Title Proper

Against Eunomius /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

St. Basil of Caesarea ; translated by Mark DelCogliano and Andrew Radde-Gallwitz

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Catholic University of America Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xv, 207 p. ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Series Title

Fathers of the church ;

Volume Designation

v. 122

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Text of Note

The significance of the work against Eunomius and of this translation -- Basil's life : an overview -- The Historical context of against Eunomius -- The polemical and theological content of against Eunomius -- An inquiry into Basil's sources

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Text of Note

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

General Material Designation

Contra Eunomium.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Eunomius,approximately 335-approximately 394

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Basil,Saint, Bishop of Caesarea,approximately 329-379

DelCogliano, Mark

Radde-Gallwitz, Andrew

Date of Transaction

20110615071200.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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