On the Person of Christ: The Christology of Emperor Justinian Against the Monophysites; Concerning the Three Chapters; On the True Faith

by Justinian I

At the opening of the sixth century, large segments of the Roman Empire had fallen to barbarian warlords. The Churches of Rome and Constantinople were locked in a schism rooted in different attitudes towards the decrees and definitions of the Fourth Ecumenical council held at Chalcedon in 451. The emperor Justinian (527-565) dreamed of reunifying and restoring the Empire; but to accomplish this he needed a unified Church. Before Justinian ascended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881410896
• ISBN13: 9780881410891
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.