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The Theology of St. Cyril of Alexandria: A Critical Appreciation is unavailable, but you can change that!

There is no book in English that treats the whole of Cyril’s theological thought. In the past scholars have normally focused on Cyril’s Christology and left largely unexamined the remainder of his theological thought. Thus the English-speaking scholarly community has never fully appreciated the breadth, the depth and the immense significance of Cyril’s theology. This volume is therefore unique....

latter text that the life-giving power of the Eucharist pertains to the restoration of the soul as well. Cyril’s commentary on John 6 is multifaceted, meandering, and at times repetitive. It does not make for easy summary and synthesis. Still I would like to suggest that the basic structure of the liturgy may provide a framework for integrating the various parts of his commentary. Cyril speaks first of the nourishment which comes from the written word of the Old and New Testaments, and then of the
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