Basil of Caesarea:
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Main Author: Rousseau, Philip (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press ©1994, ©1998
Series:Transformation of the classical heritage 20
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-389) and indexes
Basil of Caesarea is thought of most often as an opponent of heresy and a pioneer of monastic life in the eastern church. In this new biographical study, however, controversy is no longer seen as the central preoccupation of his life nor are his ascetic initiatives viewed as separable from his pastoral concern for all Christians. Basil's letters, sermons, and theological treatises, together with the testimonies of his relatives and friends, reveal a man beset by doubt. He demanded loyalty, but gave it also, and made it a central feature of his church. In Rousseau's portrait, Basil's understanding of human nature emerges as his major legacy
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 412 pages)
ISBN:0520082389
0520213815
0520921062
0585139873
9780520213814
9780520921061
9780585139876

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