Cyprian of Carthage

by Bakker, Henk; Van Geest, Paul; Van Loon, Hans

• ISBN13: 9789042923973
• ISBN10: 9042923970
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-03
• Publisher: Peeters Pub & Booksellers

Summary

Up to Augustine, bishop Cyprian of Carthage was the theological authority in the West, and he has continued to influence theology ever since. Cyprian of Carthage. Studies in His Life, Language and Thought is the result of a symposium on this Church Father held by the Centre for Patristic Research (CPO), which is an initiative of VU University Amsterdam and Tilburg University. The symposium was held on the occasion of the 1750th anniversary of his martyrdom, which took place on 14 September 258. Virtually all contributions are from Dutch scholars who are members of the CPO. They cover Cyprians biography, hermeneutical and philological questions, theological issues such as baptism and the role of the laity in episcopal elections, and the reception of the Church Fathers texts in ancient and modern times.

Author Biography

Henk Bakker is Associate Professor of Baptist History and Theology at VU University Amsterdam. Paul van Geest is Professor of Theology (Augustinian Studies) at VU University Amsterdam and Tilburg University. Hans van Loon is a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre of Patristic Research of VU University Amsterdam and Tilburg University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. VII
List of Contributors	p. XV
Abbreviations	p. XVII
Introduction: Cyprian's Stature and Influence	p. 1
St Cyprian, a Christian and Roman Gentleman	p. 29
'Instigator and Standard-bearer' of Christianity (Acta Proconsularia 4.2): A Reconstruction of Early Impressions of Cyprian's Image as a Bishop	p. 43
A Universe of Meaning: Cyprian's Use of Scripture in Letter 58	p. 65
Traces of Care and Involvement: A Semiotic Reading of Cyprian's De Vnitate	p. 95
Cyprian, the Mystery Religions and the Apostles' Creed - An Unexpected Link	p. 115
Cyprian's Christology and the Authenticity of Quod idola dii non sint	p. 127
Cyprian on Baptism	p. 143
Post populi suffragium: Cyprian of Carthage and the Vote of the People in Episcopal Elections	p. 165
Dealing with the Donatist Church: Augustine of Hippo's Nuanced Claim to the Authority of Cyprian of Carthage	p. 181
Pectus ardet Evangelica pietate, et pectori respondet oratio: Augustine's Neglect of Cyprian's Striving for Sincerity	p. 203
Cyprian's De ecclesiae catholicae unitate: Why Did Reformed Theologians Consider It a Useful Book (1559-1655)?	p. 225
Cyprian and the Tolerance of Our Mother the Church: A Heritage between Identity and Exclusion	p. 243
Bibliography	p. 271
Index of Cyprian's Works	p. 295
Index of Subjects	p. 298
Index of Persons	p. 301
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