The Publishing House «Poznanie» published the collection of the VII International Patristic Conference «Saint Ambrose of Mediola and His Theological Heritage» held in Moscow from September 30 to October 2, 2021.
The publication, edited by Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), has been released.
The edition under the general editorship of Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) includes 24 reports by leading Russian and foreign patrologists, theologians and historians of the Church, which address the main aspects of the study of the personality and theological heritage of one of the great fathers and teachers of the Universal Church, St. Ambrosius, Bishop of Mediola (c. 339 — 397).
The edition includes 24 reports by leading Russian and foreign patrologists, theologians and historians of the Church.
The authors in their reports touch upon such questions as the origin of St. Ambrose, the sources of the hagiographical tradition about him, his contribution to the formation of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and Christology, the peculiarities of exegesis of Holy Scripture, the doctrine of the Mother of God, church policy and contribution to the formation of the principles of church-state relations, polemics against various heresies of the 4th century, moral theology, the problem of Christianization of the ancient heritage in his works, the role of the saint in the formation of the liturgical circle of Christian feasts, as well as the influence of his works on the Christian Church. formation of the Christian theological tradition of East and West in general, and, in particular, on the formation of the system of doctrinal authorities in the Western Roman Church.
The collection will be useful to all readers interested in patristics, church history, dogmatic and moral theology, St. Theotekian exegetics, ancient philosophy, political science, Christian ethics, as well as church worship, opening to every attentive reader the opportunity to get in touch with the depth of theological thought of this unquenchable lamp of the undivided Church.
Scientific editor — historian A.E. Petrov.
Publishing House «Poznanie»/Patriarchy.ru
