Grace and the central issue of the christological controversy -- Christ as the uniquely graced man in Theodore and Nestorius -- Grace as the sharing of divine communion in Cyril's early writings -- God's own Son as the source of grace in Cyril's later writings -- Grace as deepening communion with God in Cassian's monastic writings -- Grace and the Saviour's personal subject in Cassian's De incarnatione Domini -- Grace and the Logos' double birth in the early Church
Summary
Donald Fairbairn's persuasive study shows that, despite intense theological controversy, there was in fact a strong consensus in the fifth century about what salvation was and who Christ needed to be in order to save people
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-249) and index
