Patrology: The Eastern Fathers from the Council of Chalcedon to John of Damascus 2nd Edition, Paperback By Angelo Di Berardino (editor) A monumental work bringing together in an accessible and digestible form the current status of scholarship on the writings of the Eastern Fathers in the period between Chalcedon and the death of John of Damascus. ISBN-13: 9780227172643 Specifications: 234x156mm, 736pp, Paperback Price: £50.00 • US$105.00 Publication: May 2008 Order this Title Now

About this Book

This encyclopaedic work of reference covers an era in church history in which pagan ideas still existed and in which the symbiosis between Empire and Church was so close as to make them seem almost one, with the Emperor in the East often playing a dominant role in religious matters, while in the West the authority of the emperors had faded, allowing the papacy to assume increasing secular authority. The domination of the East – reflected in the triumph of Greek over Latin as the language of administration – meant that Rome itself and the Western provinces were seen as rather provincial.

The East faced different challenges, most conspicuously the range of theological ideas. Nestorian and Monophysite doctrines had not been suppressed by the Council of Chalcedon. New disputes arose, and in particular differences over the value of imagery. In the 7th century Islam became a major threat to the Empire, while Islamic ideas also carried weight in religious matters.

In this, the fifth volume in a series, Angelo Di Berardino provides a highly detailed documentation of the writings of the later fathers of the Eastern Church. Each chapter is written by a sole specialist, which lends a unity not seen in previous volumes while permitting an impressively broad scope. The literature of the period can conveniently be divided linguistically and regionally, and significant areas covered include:

Constantinople and Asia Minor
The Greek Literature of Syria
Palestinian Writers
Alexandrian and Egyptian writers
Syriac Literature
Coptic Writers
Armenian Writers
Greek Exegetical Catenae; and
Canonical and Liturgical Literature.

The study is divided into nine chapters with an introduction and a table, which clarifies abbreviations used. Each chapter further contains an introduction, which helps acquaint the reader more readily with what can be a complex area of study. There are also lengthy bibliographies and an extensive index.

This groundbreaking work offers the reader the opportunity to discover the fascinating literature of the fathers of the early Christian era, discussed by a leading expert in the field. Translated into English by Adrian Walford, this is a fundamental work of reference, and makes a major contribution to patristic scholarship.

Also available:
2nd Edition, Hardback

About the Author

Dr. Angelo di Berardino is President and Professor of Patrology at the Augustinian Patristic Institute in Rome, and is considered to be one of the leading patristic scholars.

Other contributors are:

Pauline Allen (Catholic University, Brisbane)
Maria Antonietta Barbàra (University of Messina)
Paulo Bettiolo (University of Padua)
Filippo Carcione (University of Cassino)
Danilo Ceccarelli Morolli (Pontificio Istituto Orientale, Rome)
Camillo Curti (University of Catania)
Salvatore Lilla (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Rome)
Andrew Louth (University of Durham)
Gianfranco Lusini (Istituto Universitario di Napoli)
Adele Monaci Castagno (University of Vercelli)
Manel Nin (Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo, Rome)
Tito Orlandi (Università La Sapienzia, Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Rome)
Lorenzo Perrone (University of Pisa)
Paul Rorem (Princeton University)
Manlio Simonetti (Università La Sapienzia, Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Rome)
Basilio Studer (Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo and Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Rome)
Karl-Heinz Uthemann (University of Utrecht)
Sever J. Voicu (Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Rome)

Other titles available by Angelo Di Berardino:
Encyclopedia of the Early Church (Two Volume Set)