Greek Fathers
Publisher: Catholic Truth Society
Published: 1908
Place of publication: London, England
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Chapter I. St. Athanasius (293-373) 1-45; title: 1. The beginning of Arianism 2; title: 2. St. Athanasius' early life 8; title: 3. The first general Council (Nicaea 1, 325) 11; title: 4. Athanasius patriarch (328) 16; title: 5. The Arians and semi-Arians 19; title: 6. The first attacks against Athanasius (335-339) 22; title: 7. Appeal to Rome. The second exile (340-345) 26; title: 8. Third exile, in the desert (356-362) 31; title: 9. The fourth and fifth exiles (362-363, 365-366) 34; title: 10. Athanasius' last years and death 35; title: 11. Table of dates 38; title: 12. Works 40; title: 13. Literature 44; title: Chapter II. St. Basil (330-379) 46-86; title: 1. His family, birth and early years (330-c.345?) 46; title: 2. Studies (345-357) 49; title: 3. Baptism and journey to the monks (357-358) 55; title: 4. Life as a monk (358-364) 58; title: 5. His priesthood (364-370) 61; title: 6. Basil metropolitan of Caesarea (370-379) 65; title: 7. The affairs of the province. Basil's friends 68; title: 8. St. Gregory of Nyssa (c. 331-c.395) 73; title: 9. St. Basil's death (Jan. 1, 379) 75; title: 10. Table of dates 78; title: 11. St. Basil's works 79; title: 12. St. Gregory Nyssene's works 83; title: 13. Literature 86; title: Chapter III. St. Gregory of Nazianzos (330-390) 87-108; title: 1. Early years (330-c.345) 88; title: 2. Education at Caesarea and Athens (345?-357) 90; title: 3. Gregory's baptism, ordination and flight (357-c.372) 93; title: 4. Bishop of Sasima. His hermitage at Seleucia (372-379) 96; title: 5. Gregory at Constantinople (379-381) 99; title: 6. The second general Council (381) 100; title: 7. Last years and death (381-390) 103; title: 8. Table of dates 104; title: 9. Works 105; title: 10. Literature 107; title: Chapter IV. St. John Chrysostom (344-407) 109-149; title: 1. Early years (344-369) no; title: 2. Baptism. Life as a monk (369-380) 115; title: 3. Ordination. Preacher at Antioch (381-397) 117; title: 4. The affair of the statues (387) 119; title: 5. Chrysostom's theology 123; title: 6. Patriarch of Constantinople (398) 129; title: 7. Eutropios's disgrace (399) 131; title: 8. The Synod at the oak tree and first exile (403) 133; title: 9. The second exile (404-407) 137; title: 10. Appeal to the Pope (404) 139; title: 11. Death and final triumph (407-438) 141; title: 12. Table of dates 143; title: 13. Works 144; title: 14. Literature 148; title: Chapter V. St. Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 315-386) 150-168; title: 1. First years (c. 3 I 5~345) 150; title: 2. Priest and Catechist (345-350) 151; title: 3. Was Cyril ever a semi-Arian? 155; title: 4. Cyril's theology 157; title: 5. Bishop of Jerusalem, to Julian's accession (350-361) 158; title: 6. The attempt to build the temple (c. 362) 161; title: 7. From Jovian's accession to Cyril's death (363-386) 164; title: 8. Table of dates 166; title: 9. Works 166; title: 10. Literature 168; title: Chapter VI. St. Cyril of Alexandria ( † 444) 169-201; title: 1. St. Cyril before he was patriarch (—412) 170; title: 2. Patriarch (before Nestorianism, 412-428) 171; title: 3. Nestorius and his heresy 174; title: 4. Before the Council of Ephesus (428-431) 180; title: 5. The Council of Ephesus (June-July, 431) 186; title: 6. After the Council (431-439) 191; title: 7. The end of St. Cyril (431-444) 194; title: 8. Table of dates 197; title: 9. Works 197; title: 10. Literature 201; title: Chapter VII. St. John of Damascus ( † 754) 202-248; title: 1. The city of Syria 203; title: 2. Before Iconoclasm (c. 680-726) 208; title: 3. The Iconoclasts (726-842) 212; title: 4. Revenue-officer and theologian (726-730) 220; title: 5. Monk at Mar Saba (c. 730-c. 734) 223; title: 6. St. John ordained priest (c. 734) 227; title: 7. St. John's philosophy and theology 229; title: 8. St. John's poetry 234; title: 9. St. John's death (c. 754) 239; title: 10. Table of dates 241; title: 11. Works 242; title: 12. Literature 247; title: Index 249