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"In his writings and his career Gregory of Nyssa assumes many roles. He is a Christian Platonist, a spiritual guide for ascetics and for those seeking the vision of God, as well as being one of those who shaped the Trinitarian doctrine of God espoused at Constantinople in 381. His preaching is ever popular and, paradoxically, his sermons reveal someone unafraid of deeper speculations regarding the meaning of the Christian ideal. The translations in Part One illustrate these various concerns, but are not a sufficient basis for the thesis of Part Two, one that finds an answer to the question of how to describe the coherence of a far from systematic thinker. One solution is to appeal to Gregory's conviction that after this world all Christians, indeed all humans, will be united in diversity, and that this means that all are now on the one path to their destiny, however much their progress may differ. This answer does not pretend to solve all problems, nor does it rule out other approaches to Gregory's thought. But it locates Gregory's work in the liturgical and sacramental life of the church that includes ordinary as well as elite Christians. Rowan A. Greer joined the faculty of the Yale Divinity School in 1966 as an Assistant Professor of New Testament. In 1975 he was appointed Professor of Anglican Studies and shifted his teaching responsibilities from the New Testament to patristic theology and to the history and theologies of Anglicanism. He retired in 1997. His books include "Broken Lights and Mended Lives" and "Christian Hope and Christian Life". "Gregory of Nyssa regards knowledge of the name of Christ as the 'one path' that all must follow to reach the divine life. This marvellous collection of translations and essays unfolds for us the various stages that Gregory locates along this path. With the assistance of two expert guides, Rowan Greer and J. Warren Smith, the reader moves along from baptism, via the contest of faith - modelled by ascetics, martyrs, and saints - to the completion and perfection of all humanity in Christ." Hans Boersma, Regent College, Vancouver."
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Language - English
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Rowan A. Greer
Rowan A. Greer
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ISBN - 9780227175347
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
Page Count - 258
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