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Gregory of Nyssa
Contributor(s): Meredith, Anthony (Author)
ISBN: 0415118395     ISBN-13: 9780415118392
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $171.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 1999
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Annotation: "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 including his contribution to the debates of the period about the nature of God as well as his discussion of the nature and work of the Holy Ghost, against the so-called "Spirit fighters."
"Gregory of Nyssa" presents new translations of key selections of Gregory's writings. This reading includes an informative introduction and extensive notes and commentary to illuminate Gregory's writings.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Religion | Christianity - History
Dewey: 270.209
LCCN: 98-24529
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.68" W x 8.62" (0.73 lbs) 176 pages
 
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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.