Arius - Softcover

Williams, Master Of Magdalene College University Of Cambridge Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Rowan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0334028507 ISBN 13: 9780334028505

Publisher: SCM Press, 2009

Synopsis

Arianism has been called the "archetypal Christian heresy" - a denial of the divine status of Christ. In his examination, now augmented by new material, Rowan Williams argues that Arius himself was a dedicated theological conservative whose concern was to defend the free and personal character of the Christian God. His "heresy" grew out of the attempt to unite traditional biblical language with radical philosophical ideas and techiniques, and was, from the start, involved with issues of authority in the church. Thus, the crisis of the early 4th century was not only about the doctrine of God, but also about the relations between emperors, bishops and ascetical "charismatic" teachers in the church's decision-making. Williams raises the wider questions of how heresy is defined and how certain kinds of traditionalism transform themselves into heresy. With a fresh conclusion, in which the author reflects on how his views have changed or remained the same, and a new introduction, this book is suitable reading for students of patristics, doctrine and church history.

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About the Author:

Rowan Williams served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012 and is now Master of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge. A Fellow of the British Academy and an internationally recognized theologian, he was previously Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, Bishop of Monmouth, and Archbishop of Wales.

About this edition

• Publisher: SCM Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0334028507
• ISBN 13: 9780334028505
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 394