Eusebius of Caesarea and Cosmopolitanism: A Possible Relationship?
The so-called "Logos theology" interprets the redemption of Christ in the light of the Middle Platonism. Eusebius of Caesarea is heir to this theology, according to which the Logos is creator, orderer and universal redeemer. Starting from this theology Eusebio organizes his Chronicle and t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Augustinianum
Year: 2024, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 351-363 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NAB Fundamental theology VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | The so-called "Logos theology" interprets the redemption of Christ in the light of the Middle Platonism. Eusebius of Caesarea is heir to this theology, according to which the Logos is creator, orderer and universal redeemer. Starting from this theology Eusebio organizes his Chronicle and then the grandiose historical design of the Ecclesiastical History. However Eusebius demonstrates his universalism above all in the Preparation for the Gospel and the Proof of the Gospel. In the Preparation the universalist perspective is informed by the Leitmotiv of the surpassing of the antithesis Greek/barbarian thanks to Christian παιδεία, in the Proof the file rouge of Eusebius’ universalism consists of emphasising (against Judaism) the surpassing of relativist particularism. In the last phase of his literary production Eusebius manages to outline the figure of the emperor as guarantor on earth of the universal salvific project of the Logos. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-6499 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Augustinianum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/agstm202464224 |
