The Appropriation of Divine Life in Cyril of Alexandria

by Daniel A. Keating

Overview

Cyril of Alexandria (d.444) was one of the architects of Christian orthodoxy. Daniel A. Keating presents a comprehensive account of Cyril's narrative of salvation. He offers a corrective to certain readings of Cyril and argues that Cyril presents a balanced picture of our union with Christ. The final chapter compares Cyril with Theodore of Mopsuestia, Augustine, and Leo the Great, in order to examine in brief the relationship between Eastern and Western accounts of salvation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199267132
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/15/2004
Series:	Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Daniel A. Keating is Assistant Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The divine plan of salvation in Cyril
2. The gift of divine life
3. The reception of divine life
4. Partakers of the divine nature
5. Cyril's narrative of divine life
6. Cyril in comparison

Editorial Reviews

"Keating's book...is remarkable...Thus we are enabled more seriously to appreciate Byzantine theologians,...Keating's fine book goes a long way to achieving such an understanding of Cyril's significance." —Theology Today

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