Gregory of Nyssa

Taylor & Francis

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:\n--his contribution to the debates of the period about the nature of God in argument with a form of extreme Arianism \n--his discussion of the nature and work of the Holy Ghost, against the so-called 'Spirit fighters' \n--his defence of the humanity of Christ against those who denied it (notably Apollinarius) \n--the nature of fate and other philosophical issues. > Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 DOCTRINAL ISSUES; Chapter 3 GREGORY AND PHILOSOPHY; Chapter 4 GREGORY AND SPIRITUALITY; Chapter 5 EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; > \n'... this is an admirable vademecum for both specialist and non-specialist readers.' - Pauline Allen