Wisdom in Christian Tradition - The Patristic Roots of Modern Russian Sophiology

Following a survey of the biblical and classical background, this book offers a detailed exploration of the theme of wisdom in patristic, Byzantine, and medieval theology.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: Modern Russian Sophiology and its Discontents


• 2: Prolegomena


• 3: Wisdom and Paideia


• 4: The Golden Age of Patristic Sophiology


• 5: The Greek East


• 6: The Latin West


• 7: Sophiology Revisited

Info autore

Marcus Plested completed his undergraduate work in Modern History at Merton College, Oxford in 1992 and went on to gain a D.Phil in Theology, again at Merton, graduating in 1999. Between 2000 and 2013 he taught at the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (Cambridge Theological Federation) (serving as Principal and Academic Director) and at the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge (as Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer). He has held research fellowships at the Center of Theological Inquiry and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He was appointed to his current position at Marquette University (Milwaukee) in 2013.

Riassunto

Following a survey of the biblical and classical background, this book offers a detailed exploration of the theme of wisdom in patristic, Byzantine, and medieval theology.

Testo aggiuntivo

I am very pleased with the publication of Plested's book, and I hope that in future we can expect not only historical studies, but also studies on specific philosophical problems within the framework of Sophiology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marcus Plested, Marcus (Professor of Greek Patristic and Plested, Plested Marcus
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.06.2022
• EAN: 9780192863225
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286322-5
• Pagine: 290
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox & Oriental Churches