Apollinarius und seine Folgen

On the one hand, Apollinaris was a highly-respected theologian and bishop, a poetically talented writer of hymns and highly-educated contemporary of Basil of Caesarea and Nicene. On the other hand, however, he was the originator of the most influential heresy of antiqity, which was banned in imperial edicts from 383 but whose supporters were allowed to re-enter the Great Church in 428. This volume brings together articles on the diverse aspects of Apollinaris' person and his disciples. The contributors seek out the identity of Apollinaris as it was from the outset, and not that of the heretic he became in the 70s. A look at the image of Apollinaris which emerges from Byzantine sources completes the volume's survey.