The Internal Coherence of Cyril of Alexandria's Pneumatology: Interpreting the Seventh Dialogue of the Dialogues on the Trinity (original) (raw)

2010, USQR 62, Vol. 62:3-4 (2010): 221-48

Prior to the recent renaissance in Cyrilline scholarship, 1 the majority of studies concerning Cyril of Alexandria have privileged his christology over and against other luminal theological concerns embedded throughout his literary corpus. 2 While the Alexandrian bishop certainly ranks among the preeminent Doctors of the Incarnation, recent scholarship has 1 For evidence of the recent renaissance m Cyrilline studies, see the excellent collection of essays in The Theology of St Cyril of Alexandria, ed Thomas G Wemandy and Daniel A Keating (New York T&T Clark, 2003) 2 The narrow emphasis on Cyril's christology largely reflects the history of dogma approach (Dogmengeschichte), which has dominated in the West since the Reformation The Dogmengeschichte approach interprets the development of doctrine through emphasizing particular ecclesial and theological controversies For further discussion, see Brian E Daley, "The Fullness of the Saving God Cyril of Alexandria on the Holy Spirit/' in The Theology of St Cyril of Alexandria,113 Following the Dogmengeschichte approach, Keating contends, "The name of Cyril of Alexandria often elicits, from both scholars and non-specialists alike, an immediate and negative response He is normally pigeonholed as the antagonist in the Nestonan controversy, and his character is commonly estimated as cunning and vindictive " Daniel

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