Early Scholastic Christology 1050-1250

The period from 1050 to 1250 marks the birth of scholastic theology, which brought about a sea-change in the methods and content of Western theology. This book explores the developments in Christology during the period, focusing on the metaphysical and semantic aspects of the discussions. Two doctrinal options were available in 1100: one deriving from St Augustine, and one deriving from the slightly later Council of Chalcedon, largely as summarized by Boethius.The book describes how the second of these prevailed over the first.