Disability in the Greek Patristic Tradition

Maican, Petre (EDT)

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic（2025/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 208 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781978717077
• DDC分類 261.8324

Full Description

This book explores the profound ways in which key thinkers from the Greek Christian East engaged with the realities of human frailty, impairment, and divine purpose.
Edited by Petre Maican, the collection features essays on figures such as Irenaeus of Lyon, Origen, the Cappadocians, John Chrysostom, Maximus the Confessor, and John Damascene. Each contribution brings these voices to life for a modern audience, offering fresh perspectives that illuminate their relevance to contemporary conversations within disability theology. This volume bridges the ancient and the modern, fostering dialogue and creativity.

Contents

Introduction, Petre Maican
Chapter 1: Irenaeus of Lyons and Disability, Isaac T. Soon
Chapter 2: Disability in Origen: Greek Philosophy, Saint Paul, and the Theology of the Cross, Ilaria L.E. Ramelli
Chapter 3: The Cappadocian Fathers on Human Fragility and the Church's Response, John A. McGuckin
Chapter 4: Disability in the Writings of Gregory Nazianzen, Brian J. Matz
Chapter 5: Gregory of Nyssa, Richard Cross
Chapter 6: Disability in the Thought of John Chrysostom, Wendy Mayer
Chapter 7: Liberating Human Nature From Corruptibility: Maximus the Confessor and the Spiritual Model of Disability, Marius Portaru
Chapter 8: John of Damascus, Scott Ables