The theology of St. Cyril of Alexandria: a critical appreciation

286 Pages·2002·13.1 MB·English

by  Thomas Gerard Weinandy

THE THEOLOGY OF
ST CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA
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THE THEOLOGY OF
ST CYRIL OF
ALEXANDRIA
A Critical Appreciation
Edited by
Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap
and
Daniel A. Keating
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Contents
Abbreviations ix
Preface xiii
i. Cyril of Alexandria as Interpreter of the Old Testament i
Robert Louis Wilken
z. Cyril and the Mystery of the Incarnation 2,3
Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap
3. Theotokos: Mary and the Pattern of Fall and
Redemption in the Theology of Cyril of Alexandria 5 5
Frances Young
4. The Mystery of the Trinity according to Cyril of
Alexandria: The Deployment of the Triad and
Its Recapitulation into the Unity of Divinity 75
Marie-Odile Boulnois
5. The Fullness of the Saving God: Cyril of Alexandria
on the Holy Spirit 113
Brian E. Daley, SJ
6. Divinization in Cyril: The Appropriation of
Divine Life 149
Daniel A. Keating
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THE THEOLOGY OF ST CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA
7. Incorruption, Anti-Origenism, and Incarnation:
Eschatology in the Thought of Cyril of Alexandria 187
John]. O'Keefe
8. Cyril of Alexandria: Bishop and Pastor 205
John A. McGuckin
9. 'Apostolic Man' and 'Luminary of the Church':
The Enduring Influence of Cyril of Alexandria 237
Norman Russell
Select Bibliography 2,59
Index of Subjects 265
Index of Names 267
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Abbreviations
Cyril's works
Ad Cat. Epistula ad Calosyrium
Ad Eul. Epistula ad Eulogium
Ad Mon. Epistula ad Monachos
Ad Nest. Epistula ad Nestorium
Ad Succ. Epistula ad Succensum
Adv. Orient. Epis. Duodecim Capitum Defensio Adversus
Orientales Episcopos
C. Diod. Fragmenta contra Diodorum Tarsensem
C. Jul. Contra Julianum
C. Nest. Contra Nestorium
C. Synous. Contra Synousiastas
C. Theod. Fragmenta contra Theodorum
Mopsuestenum
C. Theodoret. Apologeticus contra Theodoretum
De Ador. De Adoratione in Spiritu et Veritate
De Dogm. De Dogmatum Solutione
De Incarn. De Incarnatione
De Recta Fide ad
Pulch. et Eud. De Recta Fide ad Pulcheriam et Eudociam
De Recta Fide ad
Theod. De Recta Fide ad Theodosium
Dial. Trin. De Trinitate Dialogi
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