Apostolikos Thronos
Author | : Vincent Twomey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
ISBN-10 | : 164585311X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781645853114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The nature of Roman primacy and the extent of the teaching and jurisdictional authority of the pope have long been areas of misunderstanding and disagreement between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches of the East. Just as the Petrine office of the Roman pontiff admits of historical unfolding, so, too, do differing theological accounts of this office, and the period of the fourth-century Arian controversy marks a significant stage in the development of both. Twomey exposes two divergent Eastern accounts of Roman primacy in the writings of the rival fourth-century bishops Eusebius of Caesarea and Athanasius of Alexandria. --Book jacket.