Basil of Caesarea [Paperback]

This unique volume examines the life and thought of Basil of Caesarea. Stephen M. Hildebrand brings together a lengthy introduction to his life and thought with a selection of extracts from his diverse works in new translations, with each extract accompanied by an introduction and notes. This format allows students to better understand this significant figure in the Early Church by providing an accessible representative selection of his works in one concise volume, making this an invaluable resource for students of Early Christianity.

Acknowledgements

Preface

Abbreviations

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: Life and Times

Background and Early Life

The Ascetic Turn

Episcopate

Further Reading

Chapter 2: Vision

Scripture

The Physical World

The Human Person

The Moral and Ascetic Life

God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Further Reading

Part 2: Texts

Chapter 3: Churchman and Statesman

Section 1: Suffragan Bishops and Presbyters

Section 2: Engagement with a Wider Circle of Bishops

Section 3: Patronage

Section 4: Canons

Section 5: Consolation

Chapter 4: Preacher

First Homily on Creation

First Homily on the Creation of Man

Homily on Psalm 59

Homily on I will tear down my barns

Homily on the Martyr Julitta

Chapter 5: Polemicist

Ep. 9, To Maximus the Philosopher

Ep. 261, To the Sozopolitans(against Apollinaris)

Excerpts from Against Eunomius

Excerpts from On the Holy Spiriit

Chapter 6: Ascetic

Section 1: Letters

Section 2: Excerpts from the Small Asceticon and the Great Asceticon

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