Bibliography

Organized alphabetically by saint’s name. For quotations from the Ecumenical Councils, see E. From the Philokalia, see P. For significant texts, perhaps cited by but not written by saints, see V (for “Varia”).

A

St. Ambrose of Milan

Deferrari, Roy J., trans. 1963. Saint Ambrose: Theological and Dogmatic Works. The Fathers of the Church, Volume 44. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.

St. Athanasius of Alexandria

Thomson, Robert W., trans. 1971. Athanasius: Contra Gentes and De Incarnatione. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

B

St. Basil the Great

Deferrari, Roy J., and Martin R. P. McGuire, trans. 1926-34. Saint Basil: The Letters, Address to Young Men on Reading Greek Literature. 4 vols. The Loeb Classical Library. London: William Heinemann Ltd.

Hildebrand, Stephen, trans. 2011. St Basil the Great: On the Holy Spirit. Popular Patristics Series, No. 42. Yonkers, N.Y.: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.

Silvas, Anna M. 2005. The Asketikon of St Basil the Great. Oxford Early Christian Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

C

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

McCauley, Leo P. and Anthony A. Stephenson, trans. 1969. The Works of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.

—. 1970. The Works of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. Volume 2. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.

D

St. Dionysius the Areopagite

Luibheid, Colm, trans. 1987. Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works. New York: Paulist Press.

Parker, John, trans. 1897. The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite, Part I: Divine Names, Mystic Theology, Letters, &c. Oxford: James Parker and Co.

—. 1899. The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite, Part II: The Heavenly Hierarchy, and the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy. Oxford: James Parker and Co.

E

Ecumenical Councils

Price, Richard, trans. 2018a. The Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea (787). Translated Texts for Historians, Volume 68. Volume 1. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 

—. 2018b. The Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea (787). Translated Texts for Historians, Volume 68. Volume 2. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 

Tanner, Norman P. 1990. Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, Volume 1: Nicaea I to Lateran V. London: Sheed & Ward Limited.

St. Ephrem the Syrian

Wickes, Jeffrey, trans. 2021. “Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns against Heresies 3 and 53.” In Eastern Christianity: A Reader, edited by J. Edward Walters, pages 38-43. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

G

St. Gregory of Nyssa

For epistle 38, see St. Basil the Great.

H

St. Hippolytus of Rome

Stewart, Alistair C., trans. 2015. Hippolytus: On the Apostolic Tradition. Second Edition. Popular Patristics Series, No. 54. Yonkers, N.Y.: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.

J

St. John of Damascus

Ables, Scott, trans. 2022a. “John of Damascus, On Composite Nature against the Leaderless.” In Christ: Chalcedon and Beyond, edited by Mark DelCogliano, 617-627. Vol. 4 of The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

—. 2022b. “John of Damascus, On the Faith against the Nestorians.” In Christ: Chalcedon and Beyond, edited by Mark DelCogliano, 628-644. Vol. 4 of The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chase, Frederic H., Jr., trans. 1958. Saint John of Damascus: Writings. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.

Russell, Norman, trans. 2022. On the Orthodox Faith: A New Translation of An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith. Popular Patristics Series, No. 62. Yonkers: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.

M

St. Maximus the Confessor

Constas, Nicholas (Maximos), trans. 2014a. On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua, Volume 1. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. (Ambigua 1-22)

—. 2014b. On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua, Volume 2. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. (Ambigua 23-71)

—. 2018. St. Maximos the Confessor: On Difficulties in Sacred Scripture: The Responses to Thalassios. The Fathers of the Church, Vol. 136. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.

Sherwood, Polycarp, trans. 1955. St. Maximus the Confessor: The Ascetic Life, the Four Centuries on Charity. Ancient Christian Writers, No. 21. New York: The Newman Press.

P

The Philokalia

Palmer, G. E. H., Philip Sherrard, Kallistos Ware, trans., eds. 1979. The Philokalia: The Complete Text, Compiled by St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St Makarios of Corinth. Volume 1. London: Faber and Faber.

—. 1981. The Philokalia: The Complete Text, Compiled by St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St Makarios of Corinth. Volume 2. London: Faber and Faber.

—. 1984. The Philokalia: The Complete Text, Compiled by St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St Makarios of Corinth. Volume 3. London: Faber and Faber.

—. 1995. The Philokalia: The Complete Text, Compiled by St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St Makarios of Corinth. Volume 4. London: Faber and Faber.

S

St. Sophronius of Jerusalem

Duffy, John M., trans. 2020. Homilies: Sophronios of Jerusalem. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. London: Cambridge University Press.

V

Varia

Confession of Dositheus: Robertson, J. N. W. B., trans. 1899. The Acts and Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem. London: Thomas Baker.

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