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100 1 a| Smith, J. Warren,d| 1964-e| author1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjH4rpt7TFqGHFRcYKX3cd=| ^A1262860;

245 10 a| Early Christian theology :b| a history /c| J. Warren Smith.;

264 1 a| Grand Rapids, Michigan :b| William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,c| 2026.;

300 a| xx, 555 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;

520 a| "The history of Christian theology is often presented as a series of conflicts between orthodox believers and heretics. But such an approach can be reductive, especially if the conflicts are presented primarily as contests for power. J. Warren Smith's Early Christian Theology offers a more nuanced account of these theological disputes. Smith explains the development of Christian theology in terms of diverse efforts to make sense of intellectual and spiritual complexities within Holy Scripture. In Smith's telling, Scripture is polyphonic; as such, it requires an interpretive framework that is flexible but also resistant to complete relativism. According to Smith, the early Christian creeds functioned as just such a framework." --c| Provided by publisher.;

505 20 g| Introduction --t| The foundations: church, doxology, Scripture, and pagan wisdom --t| Persecution, apologetics, and polemics: from Justin Martyr to Augustine --t| "By one man came death": humanity's creation and fall --t| "So through one man came life": Christology before Nicaea --t| "I and the Father are one": Nicaea, its critics, and its champions --t| "One God in three persons": trinitarian triumph, east and west --t| "Another paraclete": early Christian pneumatology --t| The Word made flesh: theologies of the incarnation, fourth-eighth centuries --t| Ransom captive Israel: the cross and atonement --t| "That they may be one": ecclesiology in North Africa --t| Debating creation and evil in North Africa: the Manichees and Augustine --t| Divine and human agency: questions of free will, grace, and election --t| Partaking of the divine nature: deification, monasticism, and mysticism --t| When God shall be "all and in all": eschatology.;

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600 00 a| Augustine,c| of Hippo, Saint,d| 354-430.=| ^A15441;

600 00 a| Ambrose,c| Saint, Bishop of Milan,d| -397.=| ^A15237;

600 00 a| Origen.=| ^A37909;

600 00 a| Gregory,c| of Nyssa, Saint,d| approximately 335-approximately 394.=| ^A408570;

600 00 a| Justin,c| Martyr, Saint.=| ^A29848;

600 00 a| Justin,c| Martyr, Saint.t| Apologies.=| ^A1413056;

600 00 a| Basil,c| Saint, Bishop of Caesarea,d| approximately 329-379.=| ^A55696;

600 00 a| Gregory,c| of Nazianzus, Saint.=| ^A17155;

600 00 a| Tertullian,d| approximately 160-approximately 230.=| ^A53361;

600 00 a| Cyril,c| Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria,d| approximately 370-444.=| ^A25306;

600 00 a| Apollinaris,c| Bishop of Laodicea,d| -approximately 390.=| ^A904716;

611 20 a| Council of Ephesusd| (431 :c| Ephesus)=| ^A1267788;

611 20 a| Council of Nicaean| (1st :d| 325 :c| Nicaea, Turkey)=| ^A687789;

611 20 a| Council of Constantinoplen| (1st :d| 381 :c| Constantinople)=| ^A796204;

611 20 a| Council of Chalcedond| (451 :c| Chalcedon)=| ^A1370752;

650 0 a| Theology, Doctrinalx| Historyy| Early church, ca. 30-600.=| ^A60579;

650 0 a| Theology, Doctrinalx| History.=| ^A23622;

650 0 a| Cappadocian Fathers.=| ^A489419;

650 0 a| Christian heretics.=| ^A835343;

650 0 a| Arianismx| History.=| ^A55700;

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Early Christian theology : a history / J. Warren Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, J. Warren, 1964- author
Format	Book
Publication	Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2026.
Copyright Date	© 2026
Description	xx, 555 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Jesus Christ--History of doctrines. Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397. Origen. Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. Justin, Martyr, Saint. Justin, Martyr, Saint. Apologies. Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379. Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint. Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230. Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444. Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea, -approximately 390. Theology, Doctrinal--History. --Early church, ca. 30-600. Theology, Doctrinal--History. Cappadocian Fathers. Christian heretics. Arianism--History.

Partial contents	Introduction -- The foundations: church, doxology, Scripture, and pagan wisdom -- Persecution, apologetics, and polemics: from Justin Martyr to Augustine -- "By one man came death": humanity's creation and fall -- "So through one man came life": Christology before Nicaea -- "I and the Father are one": Nicaea, its critics, and its champions -- "One God in three persons": trinitarian triumph, east and west -- "Another paraclete": early Christian pneumatology -- The Word made flesh: theologies of the incarnation, fourth-eighth centuries -- Ransom captive Israel: the cross and atonement -- "That they may be one": ecclesiology in North Africa -- Debating creation and evil in North Africa: the Manichees and Augustine -- Divine and human agency: questions of free will, grace, and election -- Partaking of the divine nature: deification, monasticism, and mysticism -- When God shall be "all and in all": eschatology.
Abstract	"The history of Christian theology is often presented as a series of conflicts between orthodox believers and heretics. But such an approach can be reductive, especially if the conflicts are presented primarily as contests for power. J. Warren Smith's Early Christian Theology offers a more nuanced account of these theological disputes. Smith explains the development of Christian theology in terms of diverse efforts to make sense of intellectual and spiritual complexities within Holy Scripture. In Smith's telling, Scripture is polyphonic; as such, it requires an interpretive framework that is flexible but also resistant to complete relativism. According to Smith, the early Christian creeds functioned as just such a framework." -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN	9780802874771
ISBN	0802874770 (hardcover)
ISBN	(epub)

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