Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy

by John Anthony McGuckin

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John McGuckin

Overview

This important and compelling work describes the turmoil of fifth-century Christianity seeking to articulate its beliefs in the person of Christ. The policies of the Theodosian dynasty and the conflicting interests of the patriarchal sees are the context of the controversy between Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of Alexandria, a bitter dispute that racked the entire civilized world. The historical analysis expounds on the arguments of both sides, particularly the Christology of Cyril, which was adopted as a standard.

Key Features

• Describes the turmoil of fifth-century Christianity.
• Shows the policies of the Theodosian dynasty and the conflicting interests.
• Expounds on the arguments of both sides, particularly the Christology of Cyril.

Product Details

• Title: Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy
• Author: John Anthony McGuckin
• Publisher: John McGuckin
• Pages: 428
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780881418637, 0881418633
• Resource ID: LLS:SNTCYRLCNTRVRSY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-11T20:20:34Z

About John Anthony McGuckin

John Anthony McGuckin held the Nielsen Chair in Late Antique Christian History at Union Theological Seminary and was professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Columbia University in New York City. He is an archpriest of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and rector of the Orthodox Church in Lytham St. Annes, England. He serves on the faculty of church history at Oxford University, and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society of the United Kingdom.

McGuckin has been awarded several honorary doctorates, and has written 25 works of historical theology, including St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Christological Controversy, St. Gregory of Nazianzus: An Intellectual Biography, The Westminster Handbook to Patristic Theology, and The Ascent of Law.