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In his writings and his career Gregory of Nyssa assumes many roles. He is a Christian Platonist, a spiritual guide for ascetics and those seeking the vision of God, as well as one of those who shaped the Trinitarian doctrine of God espoused at Constantinople in 381. But he is also a popular preacher and, paradoxically, someone unafraid of deeper speculations regarding the meaning of the Christian ideal. The translations in Part One illustrate these various concerns, but are not a sufficient basis for the thesis of Part Two, one that attempts to answer the question of how to describe the coherence of a thinker far from systematic. One solution is to appeal to Gregory's conviction that after this world all Christians, indeed all humans, will be united in diversity, and that this means that all are now on the one path to their destiny, however much their progress may differ. This answer does not pretend to solve all problems, nor does it rule out other approaches to Gregory's thought. But it locates Gregory's work in the liturgical and sacramental life of the church that includes ordinary as well as elite Christians. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One. Translations; Concerning the Meaning of the Christian's Profession: (De professione Christiana, GNO 8.1); Concerning Perfection: (De perfectione, GNO 8.1); In Praise of Theodore, Holy and Great Martyr: (De Sancto Theodoro, GNO 10.1); In Praise of Stephen, Saint and Protomartyr I: (In Sanctum Stephanum I, GNO 10.1); Another in Praise of Saint Stephen, the Protomartyr: (In Sanctum Stephanum II, GNO 10.1); In Praise of the Holy Forty Martyrs 1a: (In XL Martyres Ia, GNO 10.1) |
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In Praise of the Holy Forty Martyrs 1b: (In XL Martyres Ib, GNO 10.1)A Speech in Praise of the Forty Martyrs Delivered in the Martyrion: (In XL Martyres II, GNO 10.1); In Regard to Those Fallen Asleep: (De Mortuis, GNO 9); On "Then Also the Son Himself Will Be Subjected to the One Who Subjected All Things to Him": (In illud: Tunc et ipse Filius, GNO 3.2); Part Two. Essays; 1: The Promises and Baptism; 2: The Contest; 3: Helpers and Allies; 4: The Last Things; A Brief Postscript; Bibliography; Back cover |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394.
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Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. |
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Theological anthropology -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
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Theological anthropology -- Christianity -- History of doctrines. |
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Christian life.
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Christian life. |
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Electronic books.
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Smith, J. Warren, 1964- author.
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Print version: 9781625646330 162564633X 9780227175347 0227175344 (OCoLC)905379514 |
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9781630879402 (electronic book) |
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1630879401 (electronic book) |
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9781625646330 |
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162564633X |
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9780227175347 |
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0227175344 |
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9780227904794 (PDF ebook) |
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0227904796 |
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