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Chalcedon in Context [electronic resource]: Church Councils 400-700.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Publication details: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press June 2009 Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor]Description: 256 p. 21.000 x 014.700 cmISBN:
  • 9781846311772
  • 1846311772 (Trade Cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 262.514 22
Online resources: Summary: Annotation <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Council of Chalcedon in 451 was a defining moment in the Christological controversies that tore apart the churches of the Eastern Roman Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries, as theological division, political rivalry, and sectarian violence produced a schism that persists to this day between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian churches. The Acts of the Councils are one of the largest collections of source materials relating to the Church of Late Antiquity and its state relations, and this volume places the acclaimed translation in context with the Council of Chalcedon of 451, ultimately informing historians on how to approach manifold aspects of these documents.</p>
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Annotation <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Council of Chalcedon in 451 was a defining moment in the Christological controversies that tore apart the churches of the Eastern Roman Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries, as theological division, political rivalry, and sectarian violence produced a schism that persists to this day between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian churches. The Acts of the Councils are one of the largest collections of source materials relating to the Church of Late Antiquity and its state relations, and this volume places the acclaimed translation in context with the Council of Chalcedon of 451, ultimately informing historians on how to approach manifold aspects of these documents.</p>

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