Gregory the Great : perfection in imperfection / Carole Straw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Straw, Carole Ellen.

Series:

Transformation of the classical heritage ; 14.

Transformation of the classical heritage ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604.

Gregory.

Popes--Biography.

Popes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c1988.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality-monk, preacher, and pope-in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

NOTE ON SOURCES AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. MICROCOSM AND MEDIATOR

II. A SACRAMENTAL VISION

III. THE SAINT AND THE SOCIAL MEANING OF STABILITY

IV. SOLIDITAS CARITATIS

V. LUBRICA MUTABILITAS

VI. THE LOGIC OF ASCETICISM

VII. THE MEDIATOR OF GOD AND MAN

VIII. THE GOD-MAN AND THE NEW DISPENSATION

IX. THE SACRIFICE OF A CONTRITE HEART

X. REFORM AND THE PREACHER

XI. THE JUST PENITENT

XII. CONSTANTIA MENTIS

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-266) and index.

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ISBN:

9786612355653

9780520909878

0520909879

9780585153742

0585153744

OCLC:

44963401