The Making of Classical Christology (431-553)

A study of the articulation within the church of what remains the normative understanding of Christology, focusing on the period framed by the Council of Ephesus (431) and the Council of Constantinople (553). Attention is paid to dynamics of this process, including personalities and politics, but focusing on interplay of religious/experiential and intellectual/theological factors. Reading notes, research essay, presentation (graduate students).