The Making of Human Dignity in Christian Antiquity
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paderborn :
Ferdinand Schöningh, Brill Deutschland
2024.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology ;
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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.