Description
The author investigates the sometimes astonishing bloodshed and violence that marked the background to church council proceedings, and from there goes on to describe the planning and staging of councils, the emperors' role, the routines of debate, the participants’ understanding of the issues, and their views on God’s intervention in their activities. He concludes with a look at the significance of the councils and their doctrinal decisions within the history of Christendom.
Book Information
ISBN 9780300255416
Author Ramsay MacMullen
Format Paperback
Page Count 182
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press