Will, action and freedom : Christological controversies in the seventh century /

Explores Christological contests of the seventh century on the issues of will and actions in Christ. This book is based on acts of the western and eastern Church councils and writings of the theologians of the time. It examines the preceding theological traditions associated with the names of Apolli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hovorun, Cyril
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008
Series:Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 77
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Early monenergisms
  • Apollinarius of Laodicea
  • The Antiochian tradition
  • Anti-Chalcedonian monenergisms
  • The monenergism of Severus of Antioch
  • The monothelitism of Severus
  • Julian of Halicarnassus
  • The Agnoetes
  • Criticism of the concept of ignorance
  • Theodosius of Alexandria
  • Anthimus of Trebizond
  • Colluthus
  • Constantine of Laodicea
  • Sergius the grammarian
  • Conclusions
  • Theopaschism
  • The eve of the monothelite controversy
  • History
  • Historical premises
  • Setting up the new doctrine
  • Union at Alexandria
  • The Ecthesis
  • Maximus and the west : strategic alliance
  • The typos
  • The Lateran Council
  • The 680/1 council
  • Attempts at a renewal of monothelitism
  • The Maronites
  • Conclusions
  • 'Imperial' monenergism-monothelitism versus dyenergism-dyothelitism
  • Key notions
  • The oneness of Christ
  • One hypostasis and two natures
  • Natural properties
  • Energeia
  • Notion-- 'A new theandric energeia'
  • Two energeiai
  • Created and uncreated energeiai
  • Will
  • Notion
  • One or two wills
  • Relations between main categories
  • Energeia--one-who-acts-- Will--one-who-wills
  • Will--'nous'
  • Energeia--nature
  • Will--nature
  • Energeia--will--natural properties
  • Energeia--will