The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787)
Author | : Leo Donald Davis |
Publisher | : Liturgical Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : 0814656161 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780814656167 |
Rating | : 4/5 (167 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787) by : Leo Donald Davis
Download or read book The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787) written by Leo Donald Davis and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time the first ecumenical council opened at Nicaea in 325, Rome as a city had flourished for a thousand years, and as an Empire, regarded as eternal and universal, had dominated 50-60 million inhabitants of the Mediterranean littoral and western Europe for over three hundred. This book illustrates the contributions of these councils in the development and formulation of Christian beliefs.