The Power of God - 9780813229140

The Power of GodDynamis in Gregory of Nyssa's Trinitarian Theology\nAuthor(s): Michel Rene Barnes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The Catholic University of America Press, United States\nImprint: The Catholic University of America Press\nISBN-13: 9780813229140, 978-0813229140\nSynopsis\nGregory of Nyssa is widely regarded as the most substantial thinker and theologian among the three Cappadocians and is often used as the representative of Greek trinitarian theology. Through a fresh examination of Gregory's trinitarian theology in its historical context, Michel Ren Barnes reveals the special importance of the concept of \""\""power\""\""--dynamis. The book also brings to light the way in which \""\""power\""\"" served as a fundamental concept in all stages of patristic trinitarian theology and shows the origins of the concept in Greek philosophy and medicine.\n\nThe most important senses of \""\""power\""\"" have little to do with political or physical power. Since the time of the pre-Socratics, G.