How Long to Read Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence

How Long Does it Take to Read Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 52 minutes to read Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence by Fr. Thomas Crean

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The Catholic doctrine of the Filioque—that the Holy Spirit eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son—has historically been a source of contention between the Western Church and the Eastern Church. While recent efforts to reach ecumenical agreement have claimed to overcome this divide, their proposed solutions not only overlook but overturn the consensus reached by West and East alike at the fifteenth-century Council of Florence, which defined the doctrine and clarified its rootedness in the teaching of the Fathers of the Church. In Vindicating the Filioque, Thomas Crean, O.P., mounts a robust ecumenical defense of the truth of this doctrine and the authority of its Florentine definition, building his case on principles common to both Catholics and Orthodox. The first part of the study gives a careful presentation of patristic testimony concerning the procession of the Spirit—material central to the conciliar debates at Florence and of abiding theological consequence. In the second part, Crean explores the nature of ecumenical councils, drawing on the first seven councils to establish criteria for conciliar ecumenicity and authority that can be used to evaluate the status of the Council of Florence. The third part describes the Council of Florence itself, showing how it fulfils the criteria for an ecumenical council and replying to objections against its authority. Combining thorough study of patristic texts, sensitivity to theological common ground, and historical attentiveness to the acta of the council, Vindicating the Filioque demonstrates the soundness of the Florentine definition of the Holy Spirit’s procession and its importance as a basis for lasting unity of East and West.

How long is Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence?

Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence by Fr. Thomas Crean is 471 pages long, and a total of 118,221 words.

This makes it 159% the length of the average book. It also has 144% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 46 minutes to read Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence aloud.

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