Gregory of Nyssa: In Canticum Canticorum

Gregory of Nyssa: In Canticum Canticorum

Author: Giulio Maspero

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 9004382046

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Taken together, Gregory of Nyssa’s XV Homilies In Canticum Canticorum are at the same time – as if in unison – a work of spiritual, exegetical, and theological doctrine. The wide spectrum of the themes present in them have prompted a great interest in this work, not only among scholars of patristics or theology, but also among those interested in biblical interpretation, ancient rhetoric or Christian mystical doctrine. These Proceedings present the results of the 13th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa (Rome, 17-20 September 2014): a systematic commentary of Gregory’s In Canticum from a broad perspective in the form of sixteen papers and a selection of fourteen short essays devoted to various issues that represent a valuable set of supporting studies.


Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium I

Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium I

Author: Miguel Brugarolas

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 9004377093

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The Contra Eunomium is probably Gregory of Nyssa’s most challenging work with regards to his theological and philosophical thought, and one that continues to draw the deeper attention of contemporary scholars. This volume devoted to Contra Eunomium I constitutes, in a certain way, a new version of the Proceedings of the 6th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa (1988). It offers a revised English translation of Contra Eunomium I by S. G. Hall, accompanied by twenty-two supporting studies from a broad range of philological, philosophical, and theological perspectives. These studies include a selection of the most relevant papers of the 1988 Proceedings, supplemented with new contributions that explore relevant issues developed by contemporary research.


Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, and the Filioque

Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, and the Filioque

Author: Chungman Lee

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9004465162

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In The Filioque Reconsidered, Chungman Lee offers a concise yet thorough evaluation of the contemporary discussion on the filioque and examines the trinitarian theologies of Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine of Hippo.


Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius

Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius

Author: Saint Gregory of Nyssa

Publisher: Aeterna Press

Published:

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13:

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It seems that the wish to benefit all, and to lavish indiscriminately upon the first comer one’s own gifts, was not a thing altogether commendable, or even free from reproach in the eyes of the many; seeing that the gratuitous waste of many prepared drugs on the incurably-diseased produces no result worth caring about, either in the way of gain to the recipient, or reputation to the would-be benefactor. Rather such an attempt becomes in many cases the occasion of a change for the worse. The hopelessly-diseased and now dying patient receives only a speedier end from the more active medicines; the fierce unreasonable temper is only made worse by the kindness of the lavished pearls, as the Gospel tells us. I think it best, therefore, in accordance with the Divine command, for any one to separate the valuable from the worthless when either have to be given away, and to avoid the pain which a generous giver must receive from one who treads upon his pearl,’ and insults him by his utter want of feeling for its beauty.


The Body and Desire

The Body and Desire

Author: Raphael A. Cadenhead

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2018-11-27

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0520297962

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Although the reception of the Eastern Father Gregory of Nyssa has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakening of interest in his thought. The Body and Desire sets out to retrieve the full range of Gregory’s thinking on the challenges of the ascetic life by examining within the context of his theological commitments his evolving attitudes on what we now call gender, sex, and sexuality. Exploring Gregory’s understanding of the importance of bodily and spiritual maturation for the practices of contemplation and virtue, Raphael A. Cadenhead recovers the vital relevance of this vision of transformation for contemporary ethical discourse.


Trinity and Man

Trinity and Man

Author: Giulio Maspero

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9004158723

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"Trinity and Man" contributes to the actual discussion on the interpretation of Gregory of Nyssa's thought and particularly on the "Ad Ablabium": it constitutes the first monograph devoted entirely to this tract, analyzed here from the theological point of view.


The Brill Dictionary of Gregory of Nyssa

The Brill Dictionary of Gregory of Nyssa

Author: Lucas Francisco Mateo Seco

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 840

ISBN-13: 9004169652

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The Brill Dictionary of Gregory of Nyssa is the fruit of wide-ranging collaboration between experts in Philology, Philosophy, History and Theology. These scholars shared the desire to develop a comprehensive reference work that would help attract more people to the tudy of the 'Father of Fathers' and assist them in their work. Gregory of Nyssa's thought is at once quintessentially classic and modern, as it speaks directly to the contemporary reader. As interest in Gregory has increased along with the number of works devoted to him, the need for a comprehensive introduction and bibliographical reference work has arisen. In order to meet this need, more than forty scholars from various disciplines and perspectives have contributed to this work. In two hundred articles, the Brill Dictionary of Gregory of Nyssa provides a symphonic vision of the studies on Gregory of Nyssa and his thought.


Gregory of Nyssa, Ancient and (Post)modern

Gregory of Nyssa, Ancient and (Post)modern

Author: Morwenna Ludlow

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2007-09-21

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0191535788

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The fourth-century Christian thinker, Gregory of Nyssa, has been the subject of a huge variety of interpretations over the past fifty years, from historians, theologians, philosophers, and others. In this highly original study, Morwenna Ludlow analyses these recent readings of Gregory of Nyssa and asks: What do they reveal about modern and postmodern interpretations of the Christian past? What do they say about the nature of Gregory's writing? Working thematically through studies of recent Trinitarian theology, Christology, spirituality, feminism, and postmodern hermeneutics, Ludlow develops an approach to reading the Church Fathers which combines the benefits of traditional scholarship on the early Church with reception-history and theology.


The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium

The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium

Author: Thomas Arentzen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1108476287

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Images and texts tell various stories about the Virgin Mary in Byzantium, reflecting an important cult with strong doctrinal foundations.