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
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Coakley Sarah