9780199297115-0199297118-The Suffering of the Impassible God: The Dialectics of Patristic Thought (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

The Suffering of the Impassible God: The Dialectics of Patristic Thought (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

ISBN-13: 9780199297115
ISBN-10: 0199297118
Author: Paul L. Gavrilyuk
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 224 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780199297115
ISBN-10: 0199297118
Author: Paul L. Gavrilyuk
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 224 pages

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The Suffering of the Impassible God: The Dialectics of Patristic Thought (Oxford Early Christian Studies) (ISBN-13: 9780199297115 and ISBN-10: 0199297118), written by authors Paul L. Gavrilyuk, was published by Oxford University Press in 2006. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Churches & Church Leadership (History, Christian Books & Bibles, Philosophy, Religious Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Suffering of the Impassible God: The Dialectics of Patristic Thought (Oxford Early Christian Studies) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Churches & Church Leadership books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $22.45.

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This book provides a major reconsideration of the issue of divine suffering and divine emotions in the early Church Fathers. Patristic writers are commonly criticized for falling prey to Hellenistic philosophy and uncritically accepting the claim that God cannot suffer or feel emotions. Gavrilyuk shows that this view represents a misreading of evidence. In contrast, he construes the development of patristic thought as a series of dialectical turning points taken to safeguard the paradox of God's voluntary and salvific suffering in the Incarnation.

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