A History Of The Holy Eastern Church: The Patriarchate Of Alexandria (gorgias Theological Library)

The first volume of an ambitious project to document the history of the early church, this is one of John Mason Neale's crowning achievements. Meticulously researched, Neale's treatment of the early church in Egypt is among the required reading of any student of oriental Christianity still today. Beginning with the traditions of St. Mark's foundation of the Egyptian church, the developments of Christianity are traced up through the controversies associated with Nestorius and the Council of Chalcedon. In Neale's characteristically readable style, the early stages of Eastern Christianity and its noteworthy figures are presented here with historical accuracy and authority. The origins of monasticism, the troubles and triumphs of St. Athanasius, the Arian heresy, and the ecumenical councils are all treated in this important study of the church in Egypt. Preface Contents Book I. From The Foundation Of The Church Of Alexandria To The Risk Of Nestorianism Section I Section II Section III Section IV Section V Section VI Section VII Section VIII Section IX Section X Section XI Section XII Section XIII Section XIV Section XV Section XVI Section XVII Section XVIII Section XIX Section XX Section XXI Section XXII Section XXIII Section XXIV Section XXV Section XXVI Section XXVII Book II. From The Rise Of The Nestorian Heresy To The Deposition Of Dioscorus, And The Great Schism Section I Section II Section III Section IV Section V Section VI Index To Volume I Index To Volume II