Living in the light of Christ: mystagogy in Cyril of Alexandria's festal letters
While the original goal of the 'festal letters', written by the archbishops of Alexandria, was to announce the dates of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, they developed into treatises with pastoral purposes, to be read out in the parishes and monasteries throughout Egypt and Libya. In this book...
| Published in: | Late antique history and religion |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leuven Paris Bristol, CT
Peeters
2017
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| In: |
Late antique history and religion (volume 15)
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| Series/Journal: | Late antique history and religion
volume 15 Late antique history and religion The mystagogy of the church fathers volume 4 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cyrillus, Alexandrinus 380-444
/ Mystagogy
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAA Church history |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian Life
B Christian saints B Cyril Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria (approximately 370-444) Correspondence B Vie chrétienne B Theology, Doctrinal B Cyril B Saints chrétiens B Cyrille B Theology, Doctrinal Early works to 1800 B Christian saints (Egypt) (Alexandria) Correspondence B Christian Life Early works to 1800 B Théologie dogmatique |
| Summary: | While the original goal of the 'festal letters', written by the archbishops of Alexandria, was to announce the dates of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, they developed into treatises with pastoral purposes, to be read out in the parishes and monasteries throughout Egypt and Libya. In this book, Hans van Loon studies the mystagogy of Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444) as it can be descerned in his twenty-nine extant festal letters. After an introduction, which deals with the historical background of the festal letters and gives an overview of their contents, various aspects of Cyril's mystagogy are discussed in detail: the centrality of the mystery of Christ; the role of the sacraments; the archbishop's typological interpretation of the Old Testament, and his attitude towards Judaism; how he encourages the faithful to fast and to pray, and to live virtuous lives; and finally, how he envisages our relationship with God |
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| ISBN: | 9042934247 |