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The Suffering of the Impassible God: The Dialectics of Patristic Thought

Paul L. Gavrilyuk

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This book provides a major reconsideration of the issue of divine suffering and divine emotions in the early Church Fathers. Patristic writers are commonly criticized for falling prey to Hellenistic philosophy and uncritically accepting the claim that God cannot suffer or feel emotions.
Gavrilyuk shows that this view represents a misreading of evidence. In contrast, he construes the development of patristic thought as a series of dialectical turning points taken to safeguard the paradox of God's voluntary and salvific suffering in the Incarnation.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 19, 2006

ISBN: 0199297118

ISBN 13: 9780199297115

The Suffering of the Impassible God: The Dialectics of Patristic Thought

Paul L. Gavrilyuk

4.4/5 ( ratings)

This book provides a major reconsideration of the issue of divine suffering and divine emotions in the early Church Fathers. Patristic writers are commonly criticized for falling prey to Hellenistic philosophy and uncritically accepting the claim that God cannot suffer or feel emotions.
Gavrilyuk shows that this view represents a misreading of evidence. In contrast, he construes the development of patristic thought as a series of dialectical turning points taken to safeguard the paradox of God's voluntary and salvific suffering in the Incarnation.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 19, 2006

ISBN: 0199297118

ISBN 13: 9780199297115

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