The Making of Human Dignity in Christian Antiquity

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Otros Autores: Meijden, Jadwiga Guerrero van der, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paderborn : Ferdinand Schöningh, Brill Deutschland 2024.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology ; 9.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1 Forgotten Christian Antiquity
  • 1.1 The Purpose of the Book
  • 1.2 Why Study the Late Ancient Christian Conception of Human Dignity?
  • 1.3 The Scope of this Study
  • 1.4 Ancient Greek and Latin Terminology
  • 1.5 Research Methodology
  • 1.6 The Key Questions of the Study
  • 1.7 The Thesis
  • 1.8 Summary of the Chapters and the Development of the Argument
  • Chapter 2 Ancient Greek East. Lumen Orientale
  • 2.1 Athanasius of Alexandria
  • 2.1.1 The Deification Formula
  • 2.1.2 The Dignitarian Formula
  • 2.1.3 Human Creation in the Image of God
  • 2.2 Basil the Great
  • 2.2.1 Dignity of an Icon
  • 2.2.2 Dignity of the Ransomed Captive
  • 2.3 Gregory of Nyssa
  • 2.3.1 The Great and Most Precious Human Being
  • 2.3.2 Slavery as Sin against Freedom
  • 2.4 Gregory of Nazianzus
  • 2.4.1 Dignity of the Icon during the Final Judgement
  • 2.4.2 Dignity of the Microcosm Binding the Earthly and the Divine
  • 2.4.3 Dignity Manifested during Christmas
  • 2.4.4 Dignity in Gregory's Approach
  • 2.5 Theophilus of Antioch's Expression in the Cappadocian School
  • 2.6 Nemesius of Emesa
  • 2.6.1 Physical Majesty (εὐπρέπεια) of the Microcosm
  • 2.6.2 Uniquely Human Prerogatives
  • 2.6.3 Anthropocentric Finalism as a Justification of Human Dignity (εὐγένεια)
  • 2.7 John Chrysostom
  • 2.7.1 Conceptual and Terminological Continuity with the Greek Fathers
  • 2.7.2 Reason as the Foundation of Human Dignity
  • 2.8 Conclusions Concerning the Greek East
  • 2.8.1 The Context in which Human Dignity Occurs
  • 2.8.2 The Philosophical Arguments and Principles Concerning Human Dignity
  • 2.8.3 The Justification of Dignity
  • 2.8.4 Characterization of Dignity
  • Chapter 3 The Latin West. Magistra Latinitas
  • 3.1 Hilary of Poitiers
  • 3.2 Ambrose of Milan.
  • 3.2.1 Axiological Themes and Terminology in Ambrose's Writings
  • 3.2.2 "Know Thyself" Maxim Transformed into "Know Thy Dignity"
  • 3.2.3 Ambrose's Calls to Recognize One's Greatness
  • 3.2.4 Value of the Human Soul. Anima Pretiosa
  • 3.2.5 Value of Human Body. Corpus Praestantius
  • 3.2.6 The Beauty of Human Life
  • 3.2.7 Dignitas Christiana. Habet et Christianus Dignitatem Suam
  • 3.2.8 Conclusions
  • 3.3 Chromatius of Aquileia
  • 3.4 Jerome of Stridon
  • 3.4.1 Jerome's Homilies on the Psalms
  • 3.4.2 Human Axiology in the Vulgate
  • 3.5 Augustine of Hippo
  • 3.5.1 The Dignity of a Direct Icon of the Trinity
  • 3.5.2 Deformations of the Icon
  • 3.5.3 Nature and Justice as Criteria for the Dignity of a Rational Being
  • 3.5.4 Offences to Human Dignity (Dignitas Humana)
  • 3.5.5 Message of Humility
  • 3.5.6 Treatment of Slaves
  • 3.6 Female Christian Intellectuals
  • 3.7 Conclusions Concerning the Latin West
  • Chapter 4 Leo the Great and His Secretary. Spiritus Movens
  • 4.1 The Clarion Call to Recognize One's Dignity
  • 4.2 Dignitas Generis Nostri: Dignity of Human Nature
  • 4.2.1 Imago Dei and a History of a Loss of Dignity
  • 4.2.2 Felix Culpa: Reacquisition of a Greater Dignity after Incarnation
  • 4.2.3 Human Dignity Glorified and Made Equal to God's Dignity
  • 4.3 Dignities Specific to Certain Groups
  • 4.3.1 Dignitas Tabernaculorum
  • 4.3.2 Dignitas Pauperum
  • 4.3.3 Dignitas Sacerdotalis, Dignitas Episcopalis and Dignitas Eventi
  • 4.4 Origins of Leo's Call
  • 4.4.1 Prosper of Aquitaine
  • 4.4.2 Basil of Caesarea's Commentary to Psalm 48
  • 4.4.3 Other Ancient Imperatives to Recognize Human Axiological Status
  • 4.4.4 Biblical Inspirations for the Axiological Imperatives: A Construction Built on Rock
  • 4.5 The Late Ancient and Medieval Reception of Leo's Call
  • 4.5.1 The Late Ancient Reception
  • 4.5.2 Carolingian Renaissance.
  • 4.5.3 Twelfth Century
  • 4.5.4 Thirteenth Century
  • 4.5.5 Fourteenth Century
  • 4.6 Liturgical Prayer about Dignity Created and Restored
  • 4.7 Conclusions and Summary
  • Chapter 5 The End of an Era. Continuitas
  • 5.1 Eusebius Gallicanus
  • 5.2 Boethius and Cassiodorus
  • 5.3 Gregory the Great
  • 5.4 Dicta Albini de Imagine Dei
  • 5.5 Dignitas Christiana: Ildefonsus of Toledo, Julian of Toledo
  • 5.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 The Patristic Idea of Human Dignity
  • 6.1 When Did European Culture Start to Talk about "Human Dignity"?
  • 6.1.1 Egalitarianism
  • 6.1.2 Dignitas Christiana
  • 6.1.3 The Raising of the Poor
  • 6.1.4 Lumen Orientale
  • 6.1.5 The Delphic Maxim
  • 6.1.6 Establishing Christmas Liturgy
  • 6.1.7 Christian Reading of the Psalms
  • 6.1.8 Features of Human Dignity as an Indication of Homonymy Replacing Polysemy
  • 6.2 Existing Assessments of the Role of the Patristic Period
  • 6.2.1 Did Human Dignity Develop from an Idea of a Rank?
  • 6.2.2 Was the Coining of the Category of Human Dignity a Discontinuous Process in European Culture?
  • 6.2.3 Is Dignitas Christiana an Ecclesiastical Office?
  • 6.2.4 Was Leo the Great the First Writer to Use the Concept Dignitas Hominis?
  • 6.2.5 Was Cicero the One to Coin the Concept of Human Dignity?
  • 6.2.6 Is Imago Dei the Main Christian Justification for Human Dignity?
  • 6.2.7 Were Human Beings Considered Inferior to Angels?
  • 6.2.8 Did the Ancient Christians Have Little to Say about Human Dignity?
  • 6.3 The Threefold Symbol of Nativity
  • 6.4 An Idea Old and New
  • Bibliography
  • Primary Literature
  • Secondary Literature
  • Indexes
  • Index of Terms
  • Index of Persons
  • Back Cover.