The trinitarian theology of Hilary of Poitiers / by Mark Weedman.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index.

pt. 1. The development and context of Hilary's trinitarian theology: Latin anti-modalism in 'In Matthaeum' -- Regula fidei and "the economy" -- Logos-sarx christology -- The passion of the Son -- The Latin West and the beginning of the Homoian crisis -- Sirmium 357 and the "Homoian plot" -- The first Latin response : Phoebadius of Agen -- The second Latin response : Marius Victorinus -- Hilary's first attempts to engage the Homoians -- Liber adversus Valentem et Ursacium -- De fide -- Hilary, Basil of Ancyra and Sirmium -- Basil of Ancyra and the Creed of Sirmium 357 -- De synodis and Hilary's response to Sirmium 357 -- Sirmium 357 and the Homoiousian anathemas -- The dedication creed, Serdica 343 and Sirmium 357 -- De synodis, part II -- The Nicene Creed -- Hilary to the Homoiousians.

pt. 2. The shape of Hilary's trinitarian theology: Exegeting Scripture -- Strategy 1: polemical exegesis -- Arian, not Homoian -- Polemical exegesis of the Genesis theophanies -- Strategy 2: Philippians 2 as a hermeneutical guide -- The name and birth of God -- Name and birth in De trinitate 7 -- The birth of the Son in Hilary's exegesis of John -- Name and birth in Greek trinitarian theology -- Origen on naming -- Athanasius and the Father of the Son -- Name and birth in the early Homoian controversy -- The incarnation and passion of the Son -- Forma servi-forma dei in De trinitate 9-10 -- The background of Hilary's forma servi-forma dei model -- Philippians 2 in Latin trinitarian theology -- Basil of Ancyra on Philippians 2 -- The passion of the Son in De trinitate 10 -- Eschatology and christology in De trinitate 11 -- The generation of the Son -- Analogy and the infinite nature of God -- Proverbs 8:22 and the eternal generation of the Son.

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When Hilary of Poitiers was exiled from his native Poitiers in Gaul to Cappadocia, his entire theological sensibility changed. The Latin bishop, schooled in the tradition of Tertullian and Novatian, became a full-throated participant in the Trinitarian controversies of his time. This book offers a new reading of Hilary's Trinitarian theology that takes into account the historical context of Hilary's thought. It first examines this context and the course of Hilary's engagement with his Homoian opponents. It then turns to the key themes of Hilary's theology as he worked them out in that context.

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