Vedere il volto di Cristo. Lettura cristologica della crisi ariana e del concilio di Nicea (325)
Il Concilio di Nicea (325), il primo ecumenico, segnò uno snodo di fondamentale importanza nel cammino della Chiesa e nel progresso dell’intelletto credente.
Gianmarco Falcone
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Per dynamin – per energian: Hrotsvit of Gandersheim’s knowledge of Greek
This paper investigates Hrotsvit of Gandersheim’s knowledge of Greek. It proceeds from three questions. First, what resources for learning Greek were available in tenth‐century Germany? Second, were there any figures in her ambit from whom she could have learned?
Graham Robert Johnson
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The competition for souls: Sava of Serbia and consumer choice in religion in the thirteenth century Balkans [PDF]
SUMMARY The word αίρεσις , heresy means choice and in a world where religious belief was taken for granted the history of Catharism in Europe can be explained through believers exercising many of the criteria they were later to adapt to choosing secular
Roach, A.P.
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Introduction: Religion and Religiosity
Introduction to the third issue of Mos Historicus: A Critical Review of European History.
Vasilis M. Meletiadis
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Nicaea, Constantine, and Gender
Abstract The canons of the Council of Nicaea appear to confirm what some might consider today to be stereotypical views of gender identity. However, according to Philostorgius, a Christian church historian of Late Antiquity, Constantine's stepsister Constantia played an influential role in the decisions of some sceptical key players to sign the creed ...
Martin Illert
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Sucevița – l’iconographie du premier synode œcuménique [PDF]
The very special manner in which the First Ecumenical Council was reproduced at Suceviţa – the presence of Empress Elena next to Constantine and their association with the cross between them, The Vision of St. Peter from Alexandria, the moment when Arius
Ecaterina Cincheza Buculei
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Participation in Christ and Divine and Human Righteousness: Reading Paul with Gregory of Nyssa
Abstract Participation in Christ and divine and human righteousness are vital, yet perennially debated, Pauline motifs. Arguably, what is most distinctive and crucial about ‘righteousness’ in Paul's epistles is its christological re‐definition in texts such as 1 Cor 1:30.
Joshua Heavin
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Papist as heretic : the burning of John Forest, 1538 [PDF]
This article examines the circumstances surrounding the condemnation and burning for heresy of the Observant Franciscan John Forest in 1538. Forest's principal 'heresy' was his adherence to the papacy, making him the only Englishman to be burnt for this ...
Marshall, Peter
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The Second Ecumenical Council: the establishment of the ecumenical status of the Council of Constantinople of 381 [PDF]
This article examines the history of the establishment of the universal status of the Council of Constantinople of 381. Four stages of this history are highlighted: 1) the immediate reaction to the council in the East and West; 2) the perception of the ...
Nikolay Antonov
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Renaissance humanism and Martin Luther: The birth of nation‐states
Abstract This article explores the interaction between Renaissance humanism and Martin Luther's Reformation in fostering the emergence of nation‐states in Europe. It argues that the emphasis on individualism, critical thinking, and a return to classical ideals during the Renaissance provided a fertile ground for Luther's challenge to the Catholic ...
Selin Şencan
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