The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh - Couverture souple

Hofer, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813236533 ISBN 13 : 9780813236537

Editeur : The Catholic University of America Press, 2023

Synopsis

The Word made flesh is manifested in the lives of those dedicated to his proclamation. The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh presents seven early preachers who show, by life and speech, the divine Word's power at work in weak human life.

The book is inspired by this question preached by Origen, "For what does it profit if I should say that Jesus has come in that flesh alone which he received from Mary and I should not show also that he has come in this flesh of mine?" In seven chapters, The Power of Patristic Preaching studies the exemplars of Origen for holiness, Ephrem for the humility of repentance, Gregory of Nazianzus for purification and faith, John Chrysostom for the hope of salvation, Augustine for love, Leo the Great for love of the poor and the weak, and Gregory the Great for accepting our own weakness.

With an emphasis on the incarnation, deification through the virtues, and proclamation, The Power of Patristic Preaching serves as a resource for those dedicated to the ministry of the Word (clerical, religious, and lay), and as a text for students of early Christian theology and practices. A Catholic work for a broad ecumenical audience, the book gives a cry from the heart in a suffering Church traveling through a world that is passing away.

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À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Hofer, OP, is associate professor of patristics and ancient languages at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, and the editor of The Thomist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Catholic University of America Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813236533
• ISBN 13: 9780813236537
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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