Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Approaches and Evidence
- Part II Case Studies
- 6 Gnosticism
- 7 Manichaeism
- 8 Arianism and Other Christological Disputes
- 9 Pelagius
- 10 The Nestorian Controversy
- 11 Islam as a Christian Heresy
- 12 Iconoclasm
- 13 Accusations of Heresy between East and West
- 14 Bogomils
- 15 The Cathars
- 16 The Medieval Waldenses
- 17 Wyclif, Lollards and Popular Heresy
- 18 Hussite Revolution and Its Heresies
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page ii)
- References
10 - The Nestorian Controversy
Dyophysites, Monophysites and Miaphysites
from Part II - Case Studies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 July 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Approaches and Evidence
- Part II Case Studies
- 6 Gnosticism
- 7 Manichaeism
- 8 Arianism and Other Christological Disputes
- 9 Pelagius
- 10 The Nestorian Controversy
- 11 Islam as a Christian Heresy
- 12 Iconoclasm
- 13 Accusations of Heresy between East and West
- 14 Bogomils
- 15 The Cathars
- 16 The Medieval Waldenses
- 17 Wyclif, Lollards and Popular Heresy
- 18 Hussite Revolution and Its Heresies
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
This chapter provides an overview of the Nestorian controversy, including the background and aftermath of the Councils of Ephesus (431) and Chalcedon (451). Additionally, the chapter traces the distinct ecclesiological trajectories that emerged from these Christological debates.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy , pp. 195 - 214Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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