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The Unitive Christology of St Gregory the Theologian

Posted on 20 December 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The christology of St Gregory the Theologian, writes Christopher Beeley, “remains one of the great theological achievements of Christian tradition.”1 One is struck by how Gregory antici­pates the christology of St Cyril of Alexandria. Here is no God dressed in … Continue reading →

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The Unicity of the Incarnate Word

Posted on 18 December 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Few theologians in the Christian tradition have asserted the unicity of the God-Man as strongly as St Cyril of Alexandria. God the Word has made humanity his own, he declares again and again, not by the assumption of an already … Continue reading →

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Holy Scripture and the Grammar of the Son

Posted on 16 December 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

I recently finished reading On the Unity of Christ by St Cyril of Alexandria. Somewhat sur­prisingly, I found it slow-going—not because of its philosophical difficulty but rather its exeget­ical density. Cyril is a biblical theologian, and he would counter the … Continue reading →

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St Cyril of Alexandria: The Unicity of the Incarnate Word

Posted on 5 January 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Few theologians in the Christian tradition have asserted the unicity of the God-Man as strongly as St Cyril of Alexandria. God the Word has made humanity his own, he declares again and again, not by the assumption of an already existing … Continue reading →

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St Cyril of Alexandria: Holy Scripture and the Grammar of the Son

Posted on 10 December 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

I recently finished reading On the Unity of Christ by St Cyril of Alexandria. Somewhat surprisingly, I found it slow-going—not because of its philosophical difficulty but rather its exegetical density. Cyril is a biblical theologian, and he would counter the … Continue reading →

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The Unitive Christology of St Gregory the Theologian

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The christology of St Gregory the Theologian, writes Christopher Beeley, “remains one of the great theological achievements of Christian tradition” (The Unity of Christ, p. 182). One is struck by how Gregory anticipates the christology of St Cyril of Alexandria. … Continue reading →

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