Men Who Shaped the Western Church

344 Pages·1965·16.487 MB·English

by  Hans Von Campenhausen

MEN WHO SHAPED THE WESTERN CHURCH
By the same Author
THE FATHERS OF THE GREEK CHURCH
HANS VON CAMPENHAUSEN
WHO
MEN
SHAPED THE
WESTERN CHURCH
translated by
Manfred Hoffmann
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men whoshapedthewesternchurch. Translatedfrom the German,Latein-
ische Kirchenvater, © i960 by W. Kohlhammer GMBH, Stuttgart. English
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TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
Professor von Campenhausen is well known in the academic
world as a leading expert in patristics, and as one ofthe out-
standing Protestant scholars in Germany, but his major works
have not until recently been available in English. A beginning
has been made to remedy this situation by the publication in
translation of two of his books, on the Greek and the Latin
church fathers, which are highly esteemed both by scholars and
by the educatedlaity. Although the author expressly renounces
*learned quotations, notes, explanations, marginal citations,
footnotes, and appendages of that sort', the expert will recog-
nize behind these biographical sketches a background of exact
knowledge of the literary work of the church fathers, of their
historical setting, and of their theological impact.
As translator, and a former pupil of the author, well ac-
quainted with his methodological and theological approach, I
have endeavoured to preserve faithfully the spirit ofthis work,
and the individuality of the author in it. I acknowledge my
indebtedness to my colleagues and friends, Professor John
Lawson of Atlanta and Dr. Jack H. Wilson of Athens, Ten-
nessee, as well as to the Rev. L. A. Garrard of Oxford for his
editorialwork. AboveallIowe thanks to theauthorhimselffor
hisintellectualinspiration, and forhiswarminterestin my own
work
also.
M. H.
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
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