Description
This course will explore the doctrine of man in the major Fathers of the first Millennium. It will be based on an examination of patristic texts and studies on major themes in Christian anthropology: i) man?s creation and constitution and his relation to God and the world; especially the meaning of the ?image and likeness of God in man;? ii) man?s fall and its implications for his relation to God and the world; especially the notions of ?sin,? ?original sin? and ?death? and iii) man?s restoration or salvation in Christ; especially ?man?s role in salvation? and ?resurrection,? and ?last judgment.? Reference will be also made to the relevant literature in the History of Doctrine, including general manuals and monographs, as well as to such fathers as Irenaeus, Clement and Origen, Athanasius, the Cappadocians, the Antiochians and John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Augustine, Maximus the Confessor and John Damascene.