Re-thinking Gregory of Nyssa - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405106379 ISBN 13: 9781405106375

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

Synopsis

The thought of Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-cenrtury 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates. This collection of specially commissioned essays calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question.

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• Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-century 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates.
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• Calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question.
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• Urges a reading of his 'pedagogy of desire' that will cause a major reconsideration of his methods of trinitarian exposition.

About this title

Book Description:

The thought of Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-century 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates. On the one hand, his trinitarianism has long been considered foundational - even normative - for the so-called 'Eastern' doctrine of God; on the other, his views on asceticism and desire have found new resonance in the context of post-modern gender theory. This collection of specially commissioned essays calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question, and simultaneously urges a reading of his 'pedagogy of desire' that will cause a major reconsideration of his methods of trinitarian exposition. The implications for renewed ecumenical dialogue between east and west are also considered.

About the Author:

Sarah Coakley is the Mallinckrodt Professor at Harvard Divinity School.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1405106379
• ISBN 13: 9781405106375
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Coakley Sarah