St. Gregory of Nazianzus
St. Gregory of Nazianzus

Author: John Anthony McGuckin

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9780881412291

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Saint Gregory of Nazianzus stands as the founding father of the Byzantine religious synthesis, and his own conception of the vision of God as light made him an important figure for Byzantine spiritual writers. This study is a critical analysis of the man, his writings and inner life in the English language. It offers an insight into the mind of one of the greatest protagonists of Nicene theology and opens a window onto the world of late antiquity and the place of the Christian Church in it.

Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God
Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God

Author: Christopher A. Beeley

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2008-06-27

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0195313976

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Gregory of Nazianzus receives relatively little attention from modern Western scholars, yet he is one of the most influential theologians in the history of Christian doctrine. Beeley presents a study of Gregory's doctrine of the Trinity in the full range of his theological and practical vision of the Christian life.

Select Orations
Select Orations

Author: Gregory of Nazianzus

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0813212073

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The Early Church (33–313)
The Early Church (33–313)

Author: James L. Papandrea

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Published: 2019-11-22

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1594717729

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Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (first place, best new religious book series). Church history is a lot like the tale The Emperor’s New Clothes, according to Catholic historian James L. Papandrea: No one wants to seem unenlightened, so they pretend to see what’s not there. In The Early Church (33–313): St. Peter, the Apostles, and Martyrs, Papandrea refutes fourteen fashionable “mythconceptions” about early Christian history and enables believers to make sense of the Church’s beginnings. The first Apostles spread the message of Jesus Christ and were willing to suffer and die for their faith. The next generations of believers followed their example with zeal, producing inspiring martyrs including Sts. Justin and Perpetua, and great thinkers such as Irenaeus, and Tertullian. In this book, you will learn: No money or power was attached to being a bishop or priest in the early Church. Christian holidays were not adaptations of pagan celebrations. Christians have never believed in an eternal life for souls without bodies. The doctrine of the Trinity was not forced upon the Church by Constantine, but rather was a belief from the beginning of Christianity. Books in the Reclaiming Catholic History series, edited by Mike Aquilina and written by leading authors and historians, bring Church history to life, debunking the myths one era at a time

Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus

Author: Brian Daley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1134807287

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This book brings together a new, original survey of the significance of Gregory's life and work with translations of eight beautiful and profound orations. Gregory of Nazianzus portrays a vivid picture of a fascinating character of vital importance who deserves to be regarded as the first true Christian humanist. The eight orations, each representing a different aspect of his writing, are examined alongside a selection of his shorter poems in verse translation, letters, and a translation of Gregory's own will. Author Brian Daley offers extensive commentary on the works translated and an ample bibliography. With an extensive introduction to Gregory's life, thought and writings, and including detailed notes, this study places Gregory in his correct historical context, and gives students access to a deeper understanding of this fascinating figure from the past.

Gregorius Nazianzenus: Carmina
Gregorius Nazianzenus: Carmina

Author: Gregorius

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780198267324

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Known as 'the Theologian', St Gregory of Nazianzus is, with St Basil and St Gregory of Nyssa, one of the celebrated Cappadocian Fathers of the fourthcentury Christian Church. Highly educated in both Christian theology and classical Greek literature, he found himself torn between a solitary, contemplative life and the reluctantly accepted, though in actuality relished, public figure of bishop - vigorous in the defence of orthodoxy against the attacks of the Arians. He was even, briefly, bishop of Constantinople and chairman of the council in 381 which produced what we know as the Nicene Creed. This, the first modern edition of his poems, brings together his theological acumen in a formative period and shows his ability to operate in the genre of didactic verse going back the the eighth century BC. The poems cover a range of topics, from the strictly theological to others dealing more broadly with the creation of the world, providence, the world of spiritual beings, and the human soul. They give a unique new insight into both the theological ideas of the period and the uneasy emergence of Christian culture from the pagan past.

Gregory of Nazianzus's Letter Collection
Gregory of Nazianzus's Letter Collection

Author: Gregory of Nazianzus

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2019-12-17

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 0520304101

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Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian, lived an illustrious life as an orator, poet, priest, and bishop. Until his death, he wrote scores of letters to friends and colleagues, clergy members and philosophers, teachers of rhetoric and literature, and high-ranking officials at the provincial and imperial levels, many of which are preserved in his self-designed letter collection. Here, for the first time in English, Bradley K. Storin has translated the complete collection, offering readers a fresh view on Gregory’s life, social and cultural engagement, leadership in the church, and literary talents. Accompanying the translation are an introduction, a prosopography, and annotations that situate Gregory’s letters in their biographical, literary, and historical contexts. This translation is an essential resource for scholars and students of late antiquity and early Christianity.

The Filioque
The Filioque

Author: A. Edward Siecienski

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2010-06-03

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0195372042

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Ed Siecinski examines how the Church has viewed the procession of the Holy Spirit throughout its history, beginning with the Trinitarian controversies of the early Christian centuries. The first comprehensive study of the key controversy separating the Eastern and Western churches.