T/RS 554 - The Trinity in Early Christian History

3 cr.

An in-depth analysis of the hellenization process of Christian theology through a study of the influences of Platonic, Gnostic, and Plotinian thought structures on the development of such key Christian concepts as person, substance, nature, relation in the Holy Trinity, creation theology, and christology. There will be a particular emphasis on the thought of Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Maximos, and Gregory of Palamas.