The Cappadocians - Softcover

Meredith, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881411124 ISBN 13: 9780881411126

Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1997

Synopsis

After the Emperor Constantine made the Church's faith legal in 313, there was a tremendous flowering of Christian culture and a creative and turbulent encounter between the Christian community and the classical heritage of late antiquity. In the final third of the fourth century the three great Cappadocian Fathers were at the centre of this exciting encounter. Their leader was St Basil, an ecclesiastical statesman, social reformer and monastic founder as well as a theologian. His friend St Gregory of Nazianzus was a brilliant preacher and sensitive poet who gave classic expression to the theology and spirituality of the Holy Trinity in luminous prose and verse. Basil's brother St Gregory of Nyssa was renowned for the depth of his speculative theology and mystical spirituality. Though they collaborated and shared many common perspectives, each had a unique gift and personality.
This book is the first general treatment in English to bring together the three Cappadocians. It introduces the reader to their fascinating lives and writings and shows their connections with the Greco-Roman culture of their age.

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Meredith has been teaching early Christian doctrine at Heythrop College for 15 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0881411124
• ISBN 13: 9780881411126
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 129