Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian Controversy: The Making of a Saint and of a Heretic

by Susan Wessel

What were the historical and cultural processes by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was made into a heretic? In contrast to previous scholarship, Susan Wessel concludes that Cyril's success in being elevated to orthodox status was not simply a political accomplishment based on political alliances he had fashioned as opportunity arose. Nor was it a dogmatic victory,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199268460
• ISBN13: 9780199268467
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"