Hopefully, my readers will begin to see how all of the various topics that I cover in the Eastern Herald begin to merge into a fuller understanding of God’s actions with humankind. In the last issue of this article, I … Continue reading
Category Archives: St. Cyril of Alexandria
In 431 the Council of Ephesus, which marked the first and decisive victory of Cyrillian Christology over Nestorianism, expressed itself in a single doctrinal decision: the Mother of Jesus is to be properly designated in the prayers of the church, … Continue reading
Can it be said that the Council of Chalcedon solved the Christological problem? Certainly not. Like all balanced, conceptual formulas, it solved certain problems but created new ones. Actually, the fathers of Chalcedon were conscious of the limited character of … Continue reading
I would, for the sake of supporting a truly, greater understanding of our faith and religion, share with my readers the actual text of Chalcedon. While it is long, I do believe it is worthwhile to read it as the … Continue reading
In the fifth century, Cyril triumphed over Nestorius using the same process as described in the last issue of this article, that is by using Greek vocabulary as a tool, changing its meaning and making it into a manageable instrument … Continue reading
I have been sharing the ideas of both Athanasius and Cyril about Jesus. They saw Him as Perfect God and Perfect Man and the Council of Chalcedon affirmed their understanding. If Athanasius and Cyril, by defending the divinity of Christ … Continue reading
Although Cyril’s Christology needed to be more clearly defined, the Council of Chalcedon did not, in any way, disavow Cyril. It only attempted to answer the legitimate fears of the Antiochians that Cyril had fallen into Apollinarianism. Not only does … Continue reading
I would continue sharing Cyril’s ideas about Christ as Savior in the East. There is no doubt that Cyril used ambiguous terminology (like his formula one nature incarned of God the Word, which he unknowingly borrowed from Apollinaris), but his … Continue reading
I have been sharing the thoughts of St. Cyril on Christ as the Emmanuel. The whole spiritual experience reflected in Cyril’s Christology implies two central intuitions: (1) God, in the search for incomplete humanity, does not stop halfway, but goes … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I began sharing with my readers the thoughts of St. Cyril of Alexandria about Christ, Who is the Emmanuel. He once proclaimed, paraphrasing Isaiah, that “it is not an elder, nor an angel, … Continue reading