Christology in Early Christianity: Collected Essays
Overview
Brian E. Daley, SJ, is a renowned and prolific historical theologian. His research has been published in a wide range of academic journals and edited collections; this volume brings several of his numerous studies of patristic Christology together for the first time.
The sixteen essays in this collection explore the Christology of the early Church with attention to narrative overviews, the Cappadocians, Augustine, and Chalcedon with its legacies; consideration is also given to Christology within the contexts of early philosophical and apocalyptic traditions. This unique collection is an important resource for theological libraries and scholars interested in the early Church’s thinking about Christ.
- Brings several of his numerous studies of patristic Christology together.
- Explores the Christology of the early Church with attention to narrative overviews.
- Explains the contexts of early philosophical and apocalyptic traditions.
Brian Daley’s splendid essays wed depth of insight with lucidity of expression. Daley’s prose verges on poetry, as befits a theological vision whose source and inspiration is Jesus Christ, both humble Mediator and glorious Savior.
—Robert Imbelli, Boston College
Countless are the times I have needed to consult or share with a colleague or student one or another of these previously scattered essays. Scholars interested in Christology or in early Christianity should keep this marvelous collection of some of Daley’s most influential articles, many of which have become classics in the field, ready at hand to read and share.
—Han-luen Kantzer Komline, Western Theological Seminary
This book provides a unique and indispensable overview of early Christology. Few scholars have shaped the study and comprehension of patristic texts over the past generation in the way that Brian Daley has, and the speculative-thematic and historical-textual nuances of this book are a testimony to the importance of his landmark theological contribution. Following in the traditions of figures like Newman and Grillmeier, Daley offers us a vision of Catholic thought in which profound theological analysis and expert historical understanding are deeply allied and integrated. A wonderful book!
—Thomas Joseph White, OP, Angelicum, Rome
- Title: Christology in Early Christianity: Collected Essays
- Author: Brian E. Daley
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Print Publication Date: 2025
- Pages: 432
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- ISBNs: 9780802883414, 0802883419
- Resource ID: LLS:CHRRLCHRCLSS
- Resource Type: Monograph
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