Can I read Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity (Christian Theology in Context) on EtoBox?

Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity (Christian Theology in Context) by John Behr is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity (Christian Theology in Context) about?

This book provides a full, contextual study of St Irenaeus of Lyons, the first great theologian of the Christian tradition. John Behr sets Irenaeus both within his own context of the second century, a fundamental period for the formation of Christian identity, elaborating the distinction between orthodoxy and heresy and expounding a comprehensive theological vision, and also within our own contemporary context, in which these issues are very much alive again. Against the commonly-held position that 'orthodoxy' was established by excluding others, the 'heretics', Behr argues that it was the self-chosen separation of the heretics that provided the occasion for those who remained together to clarify the lineaments of their faith in a church that was catholic by virtue of embracing different voices in a symphony of many voices and whose chief architect was Irenaeus, who, as befits his name, urged peace and toleration. The first chapter explores Irenaeus' background in Asia Minor, as a disciple of Polycarp of Smyrna, his activity in Gaul, and his involvement with the Christian communities in Rome. The theological and institutional significance of his interventions is made clear by traci

Who reads Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity (Christian Theology in Context)?

Author

John Behr

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199214631

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Religion, Christian

Rating

4.45 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14