Christian Theologians in the
4th & 5th Centuries
Chapters 11 & 12
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Christian Theologians in 4th & 5th Centuries: Figures, Schools, & Expansion, Study notes of Christianity
Christian theologians and their contributions during the 4th and 5th centuries, including key terms, influential people, competing church traditions, and missionary expansion. Learn about the ante-nicene and nicene fathers, soteriology, christology, rhetoric, ecumenical councils, and more.
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Christian Theologians in the
th
th
Centuries
Chapters 11 & 12
Some Key Terms:
- (^) Ante-Nicene Fathers (Before 325)
- (^) Nicene Fathers (325- ca.500)
- (^) Soteriology
- (^) Christology
- (^) Rhetoric
- (^) Ecumenical
- (^) Typology (foreshadow)
- (^) Allegory (metaphor)
People You Should Know:
- (^) The Cappadocians (Basil the Great, Gregory Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa) Theologians, Spiritualists, Advocates of Institutional Christian Benevolence (330s-390s)
- (^) Macrina (330s-390s) Sister and Spiritual Adviser of Cappadocians, role anticipates nuns
- (^) John Chrysostom (347-407) Preacher/critic of secular church and emperor
People You Should Know:
- (^) Ambrose (of Milan) the Great (339-397) confronted the Emperor Theodosius about his use of power refusing to give him the Eucharist until he did penance
- (^) Jerome (347-420) Translator of the Bible (Latin Vulgate) & advocate of monasticism
- (^) Augustine (354-430) Most Influential Western Theologian
- (^) John Cassian (365-433) carried monasticism to the West
Missionary Expansion
- (^) North & East
- (^) Persia
- (^) Armenia
- (^) Georgia
- (^) South & West
- (^) Ethiopia
- (^) North & West
- (^) Goths
- (^) Scotland
- (^) Ireland