Gregory of Nyssa

by Anthony Meredith

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415118408
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/28/1999
Series:	The Early Church Fathers
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Anthony Meredith is Lecturer in Early Christian Doctrine at Heythrop College, University of London and is a Curate at Farm Street Church in the West end of London. He is the author of The Cappadocians (1995)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 DOCTRINAL ISSUES; Chapter 3 GREGORY AND PHILOSOPHY; Chapter 4 GREGORY AND SPIRITUALITY; Chapter 5 EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Editorial Reviews

'... this is an admirable vademecum for both specialist and non-specialist readers.' - Pauline Allen

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