Basil of Caesarea /
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 pasto...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | anglès |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press
©1994, ©1998.
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| Col·lecció: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
20. |
| Accés en línia: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973122 |
| Sumari: | 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. |
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| Descripció física: | 1 online resource (xix, 412 pages) : map |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-389) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780520921061 0520921062 0585139873 9780585139876 9780520213814 0520213815 0520082389 |