Justinian The Great, the Emperor and Saint: Illustrious Byzantine Emperor, Legislator and Codifier of Law, profound Theologian, remarkable Author, and great Defender of the Orthodox Christian Faith, exemplary Philanthropist, Founder of Hagia Sophia at Constantinople, other magnificent churches and the Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai, Supporter and Organizer of Monasticism, and a Saint of the Orthodox Church.

By Asterios Gerostergios “This important treatise is the first work that undertakes to relate in a systematic and thorough manner the religious policy of the great Byzantine emperor Justinian I to his religious beliefs. Basing himself primarily on the theological writings, letters, and religious legislative work of Justinian, as well as on the works of his contemporaries, and secondarily on the studies of past and contemporary writers dealing with the Justinian era—Greek, Latin, English, German, Italian, French—Rev. Dr. Asterios Gerostergios succeeds in this endeavor to an eminent degree. In a scholarly, clear and incisive manner, he shows the nature of Justinian’s religious policy and of his religious beliefs, and the close relationship between his religious policy and his religious beliefs in its many aspects.” —“PREFACE” CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS    I. INTRODUCTION    II. JUSTINIAN IN HIS TIME       1. The Setting          i. Political Situation c. 518 A.D.          ii. Religious Situation c. 518 A.D.       2. Justinian the Great    III. JUSTINIAN AS AUTHOR AND THEOLOGIAN       1. Justinian’s Writings          I. THEOLOGICAL WRITINGS          II. LETTERS          III. DECREES       2. The Problem of Orthodoxy in the Sixth Century       3. Justinian’s Credo, as revealed in his Writings          i. God-Father          ii. God-Son          iii. Holy Spirit          iv. The Holy Virgin Mary          v. The Church          vi. Holy Writ and Sacred Tradition          vii. Man and the Last Judgment          viii. Concluding Remarks    IV. JUSTINIAN AND THE NON-CHRISTIANS       1. Justinian’s Alleged Intolerance in General       2. Decrees against the Heathen       3. Decrees against the Jews       4. Decrees against the Samaritans       5. Decrees against the Manichaeans    V. JUSTINIAN AND THE CHRISTIAN HERETICS       1. Justinian’s position concerning the problem of the relationship between Church and State       2. The Akakian Schism       3. Monophysites          A. First period 518-536: The “suffered in the flesh” controversy          B. Second Period 536-553: The “Three Chapters” controversy             i. First Decree against the “Three Chapters”             ii. Reaction in the East             iii. Reaction in the West             iv. The Fifth Ecumenical Synod          C. Third period 553-565: The Aphthartodocetistic controversy             i. The recognition of the Synod by Pope Vigilius             ii. Justinian’s Endeavors for the Recognition of the Synod             iii. Justinian’s Alleged Aphthartodocetism    VI. JUSTINIAN AND THE ORTHODOX CHURCH       1. Decrees relating to Church Institutions          i. Bishops          ii. The Governmental System of the Church             A. The Provincial Synods             B. The Ecumenical Synods             C. The Position of the Five Patriarchs in the Ecclesiastical Organization          iii. Presbyters and Deacons          iv. Monks and Monastic Institutions       2. Philanthropic Work       3. Justinian’s Memory in the Church    VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES INDEX Item Number: BKC150 Publication data: Belmont, MA: Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2004 Format: softcover Number of pages: 312 Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.0 cm × 15.4 cm × 2.1 cm Additional information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒914744‒59‒3 $26.95 (USD)

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