Reading list

The Theology of the Early Church

Den tidiga kyrkans teologi

Course
RT2323
Second cycle
7.5 credits (ECTS)

About the Reading list

Valid from
Spring semester 2025 (2025-01-20)
Decision date
2024-11-22


Hans Jonas

The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity, Beacon Press, 2001, 396 pp.


Irenaeus of Lyon

The Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus against the Heresies, Ignatius Press, 1990, 117 pp; or in Swedish Irenaeus, Mot heresierna, Artos, 2016, 250 pp.


Rowan Williams

Arius: Heresy and Tradition, Eerdmans, 2002, 392 pp.


St Gregory of Naziansus

On God and Christ: The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius, St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2002, 144 pp; or in Swedish translation, Fem teologiska tal, Artos, 2001, 124 pp.


St Athanasius

On the Incarnation, St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2012, 110 pp; or in Swedish translation, Mot hedningarna och Om inkarnationen, Artos, 2006, 148 pp.

In addition, shorter articles will be made available on Canvas.