The first English translation of this pivotal volume of Grillmeier's monumental work of Church History, Christ in Christian Tradition, looking at Christianity in Palestine and Syria (the Fertile Crescent) after the Council of Chalcedon and before the advent of Islam.

Examines the development of Christology and the concept of Christ and His presence through the late eighth century

A monumental work in scope and content, Aloys Grillmeier's Chirst in the Christian Tradition offers students and scholars a comprehensive exposition of Western writing on the history of doctrine. It covers the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gregory the Great (590-604), with Part Two focusing on the Church of Constantinople in the sixth century.

Volume 2, Part 2 of a history of christology from the time of the New Testament up to the year 800.

In this revised introduction, an internationally respected scholar explores biblical, historical, and contemporary developments in Christology. The book focuses on the global and contextual diversity of contemporary theology, including views of Christ found in the Global South and North and in the Abrahamic and Asian faith traditions. It is ideal for readers who desire to know how the global Christian community understands the person and work of Jesus Christ. This new edition accounts for the significant developments in theology over the past decade.

Apart from being a scholar and theologian, Rowan Williams has also demonstrated a rare gift for speaking and writing plainly and clearly about essentials of the Christian faith. In the chapters of this book he writes with profound perception about the life of holiness to which we are called. The range of Williams' frame of reference is astonishing – he brings poets and theologians to his aid, he writes about the Rule of St Benedict, the Bible, Icons, contemplation, St Teresa of Avila and even R. D. Laing. He concludes with two chapters on the injunction 'Know Thyself' in a Christian context. Throughout, Williams points out that holiness is a state of being – it is he writes 'completely undemonstrative and lacking any system of expertise. It can never be dissected and analysed.'

Author statement varies. Edition statement varies. Volume 2, parts 1-2, 4 published: London : Mowbray ; Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press; volume 2, part 3 published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, pages 569-579). v. 1. From the apostolic age to Chalcedon (451) / translated by John Bowden. 2nd rev. ed -- v. 2. From the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gregory the Great (590-604). pt. 1, Reception and contradiction : the development of the discussion about Chalcedon from 451 to the beginning of the reign of Justinian / translated by Pauline Allen & John Cawte -- v. 2, pt. 2 The church of Constantinople in the sixth century / translated by Pauline Allen & John Cawte -- v. 2, pt. 3. The churches of Jerusalem and Antioch from 451 to 600 / translated by Marianne Ehrhardt -- v. 2, pt. 4. The Church of Alexandria with Nubia and Ethiopia after 451 / translated by O.C. Dean Jr.