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基本説明
Examines 'Athanasius' polemic in detail, and in particular his construction of those he condemns as 'Arian' as a single 'heretical party', 'the Eusebians'.
Full Description
A historical and theological re-evaluation of the polemical writings of Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-73), who would become known to later Christian generations as a saint and a champion of orthodoxy, and as the defender of the original Nicene Creed of 325 against the `Arian heresy'. For much of his own lifetime, however, Athanasius was an extremely controversial figure, and his writings, although highly influential on modern interpretations of the fourth-century Church and the so-called `Arian Controversy', display bias and distortion. David M. Gwynn examines Athanasius' polemic in detail, and in particular his construction of those he condemns as `Arian' as a single `heretical party', 'the Eusebians'. Gwynn argues that Athanasius' image of the Church polarized between his own `orthodoxy' and the `Arianism' of the `Eusebians' is a polemical construct, which has seriously impaired our knowledge of the development of Christianity in the crucial period in which the Later Roman Empire became ever increasingly a Christian empire.
Contents
Introduction ; PART I ; 1. The polemical writings of Athanasius: chronology and context ; PART II ; 2. Athanasius' earliest polemical work: the 'Eusebians' in the Epistula Encyclica of 339 ; 3. The origin of the 'Eusebians' in the polemic of Athanasius ; 4. The influence of Athanasius' polemic 339-46 ; PART III ; 5. Who were the 'Eusebians'? ; 6. The 'Eusebians' in action ; 7. The 'Arianism' of the 'Eusebians' ; Conclusion
