Gregory of Nyssa / Anthony Meredith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meredith, Anthony, author.

Contributor:

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394.

Series:

Early church fathers.

The early church fathers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394.

Gregory.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

ix, 166 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gregory of Nyssa provides a concise and accessible introduction to the thought of this early church father with new translations of key selections of his writings. Anthony Meredith presents a diverse range of Gregory's writings: his contribution to the debates of the period about the nature of God in argument with a form of extreme Arianism his discussion of the nature and work of the Holy Ghost, against the so-called 'Spirit fighters' his defence of the humanity of Christ against those who denied it (notably Apollinarius) the nature of fate and other philosophical issues.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Doctrinal issues

3. Gregory and philosophy

4. Gregory and spirituality

5. Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes translations of selections of Gregory's writings, with notes, commentary, and introduction.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index.

Related Work:

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. Works. Selections. 1999

ISBN:

1-134-81511-5

9786610110674

1-134-81512-3

1-280-11067-8

0-585-46500-2

0-203-00653-4

9780203006535

OCLC:

52855396