Voting about God in Early Church Councils

by Ramsay MacMullen

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In this study, Ramsay MacMullen steps aside from the well-worn path that previous scholars have trod to explore exactly how early Christian doctrines became official. Drawing on extensive verbatim stenographic records, he analyzes the ecumenical councils from A.D. 325 to 553, in which participants gave authority to doctrinal choices by majority vote.

The author investigates the sometimes astonishing bloodshed and violence that marked the background...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300115962

ISBN13:9780300115963

Release Date:October 2006

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Christian Books & Bibles History Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Theology

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