Against Eunomius
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Author
Contributions
- DelCogliano, Mark - Contributor
- Radde-Gallwitz, Andrew - Contributor
Publication
2011 - Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
51,750 words, Guess
Page Count
207 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25545186M
- ISBN-139780813201221
- ISBN-100813201225
- OCLC Control Number659305940
- Library of Congress Control Number2010035483
Classifications
- DDC273/.4
- LCCBR65.B34 C6613 2011
- LCCBR65.B34C6613 2011
Description
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.
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Series Statement
- The fathers of the church -- v. 122
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