Heresy And Orthodoxy in The Early Church

LIETZMANN, HANS. A History Of The Early Church: Two Volume Set. Lutterworth Press, London: 1963.

1183 pages. An introduction to the history of the early church. Originally published in four volumes. this edition consists of two paperback volumes, each containing two of the original volumes.Professor Lietzmann charts the history of Christianity from its founding to the beginning of monasticism in the fourth century AD. The first volume of this edition includes "The Beginning of the Christian Church" and "The Founding of the Church Universal". It covers the period from the ministry of John The Baptist to the death of Origen. There are enlightening character studies of such figures as Tertullian and Origen, and chapters on the principal problems confronting the early church. In the second volume. "From Constantine to Julian" and "The Era of the Church Fathers", Professor Lietzmann recounts the period in which the Church emerged from the persecution under Diocletian to the comparative security under Constantine. There is treatment of the Arian controversy, the dramatic encounters between Ambrose and the Emperor Theadosius I. accounts of the formative influences in Eastern Orthodoxy, and a concluding chapter on the origins of monasticism. Includes an Index. Softcover. Good condition.

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Denissoff, Elie: MAXIME LE GREC ET L'OCCIDENT: contribution a l'histoire de la pensee religieuse et philosophique de Michel Trivolis ["Maxim the Greek and the Occident: A Contribution to the History of the Religious Thought and Philosophy of Michael Trivolis"] Paris / Louvain Desclee de Brouwer / Bibliotheque de l'Universite 1943
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[Series: Recueil de travaux d'histoire et de philologie; 3e ser., fasc. 14] xl, 460 pp. + 14 plates. Bibliography, footnotes, illustrations, 3 appendices, errata, indices, plates. Main text in French; documents (in appendices) given in original Greek with parallel French translations. In this landmark study, Denissoff presents a study of the life and work of Saint Maxim the Greek, often called the "Enlightener of Russia," with particular focus on his early life and pre-Muscovite works. Born Michael Trivolis (as first revealed in this book by Denissoff), Maxim the Greek (1470-1556) was classically educated in Italy. After teaching and studying there for several years, he became a monk and retired to the monastery of San Marco in 1502. In 1505/6, he seems to have rejected his life in Italy and retreated, never to return, to Mount Athos in Greece (Vatopedi monastery) where he assumed the name "Maxim the Greek." Under the auspices of the Ottoman Porte and by request of the patriarchate, he accepted the position of missionary (1518-1556) to the small Russian state of Muscovy where he set to work translating and correcting errors which had slipped into the Slavonic translations of church texts. Through this work and his spiritual teachings and writings, Maxim the Greek was an important figure in bringing Byzantine culture and Italian Renaissance humanism to the country. His literary legacy was substantial. He was canonized a century after his death. In original wraps. CONDITION: Some chipping to edges of covers and base of spine. Pages untrimmed and unopened. Covers moderately sunned and discolored. Overall, an excellent copy of a rare scholarly work. Sewn binding. OVERSIZED. First Edition Paperback 18 x 26 cm

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