Gregory of Nyssa and the concept of divine persons / Lucian Turcescu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turcescu, Lucian.

Series:

American Academy of Religion academy series.

American Academy of Religion academy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gregory.

Trinity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Trinity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Turcescu offers an in-depth analysis of Gregory's writings about the divine persons. Turcescu's work not only contributes to our knowledge of the history of Trinitarian theology but can be helpful to theologians who are dealing with issues in contemporary ethics.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Notion of Person in Antiquity; 2. Philosophical Concepts That Shaped Gregory of Nyssa's View of the Individual; 3. The Lesser Trinitarian Treatises I: To His Brother Peter: On the Difference between Ousia and Hypostasis; 4. The Lesser Trinitarian Treatises II: To Eustathius: On the Holy Trinity, To Ablabius: On Not Three Gods, and To the Greeks: Based on the Common Notions; 5. Against Eunomius and the Refutation of the Confession of Faith of Eunomius; 6. On the Holy Spirit: Against the Macedonians; Conclusions; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

AB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-168) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-029172-9

1-4356-1834-3

0-19-803883-6

1-281-19699-1

9786611196998

OCLC:

190871243