Irenaeus of Lyons

Name: Irenaeus of Lyons
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ISBN: 9780521675727

ISBN-10: 0521675723

ISBN-13: 9780521675727

Edition: 2005

Authors: Eric Osborn

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Eric Osborns book presents a major study of Irenaeus (125-200), bishop of Lyons, who attacked Gnostic theosophy with positive ideas as well as negative critiques. Irenaeuss combination of argument and imagery, logic and aesthetic, was directed to the bible. Dominated by a Socratic love of truth and a classical love of beauty, he was a founder of Western humanism. Erasmus, who edited the first printed edition of Irenaeus, praised him for his freshness and vigour. He is today valued for his splendid aphorisms, his optimism, love of the created world, evolutionary view of history, theology of beauty and humour. Why have two millennia of European culture been so creative? Irenaeus points to…

Book details

List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/14/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.54" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English




Irenaeus: argument and imagery



Divine Intellect



One God: intellect and love



Economy



One creator: ut sapiens architectus et maximus rex



Economy: God as architect of our time



Recapitulation



Recapitulation: correction and perfection



Recapitulation: inauguration and consummation



Participation



Logic and the rule of truth: participation in truth



Scripture as mind and will of God: participation in truth



Aesthetics: participation in beauty



Human growth from creation to resurrection: participation in life



Goodness and truth: ethics of participation



Conclusion



The glory of God and Man