Gregory Of Nyssa Against Eunomius

Author : Saint Gregory of Nyssa,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 452 pages
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Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius by Saint Gregory of Nyssa,Aeterna Press Pdf

It seems that the wish to benefit all, and to lavish indiscriminately upon the first comer one’s own gifts, was not a thing altogether commendable, or even free from reproach in the eyes of the many; seeing that the gratuitous waste of many prepared drugs on the incurably-diseased produces no result worth caring about, either in the way of gain to the recipient, or reputation to the would-be benefactor. Rather such an attempt becomes in many cases the occasion of a change for the worse. The hopelessly-diseased and now dying patient receives only a speedier end from the more active medicines; the fierce unreasonable temper is only made worse by the kindness of the lavished pearls, as the Gospel tells us. I think it best, therefore, in accordance with the Divine command, for any one to separate the valuable from the worthless when either have to be given away, and to avoid the pain which a generous giver must receive from one who treads upon his pearl,’ and insults him by his utter want of feeling for its beauty.

Author : St. Basil of Caesarea
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Page : 224 pages
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Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780813227184

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Against Eunomius by St. Basil of Caesarea Pdf

Basil of Caesarea is considered one of the architects of the Pro-Nicene Trinitarian doctrine adopted at the Council of Constantinople in 381, which eastern and western Christians to this day profess as ""orthodox."" Nowhere is his Trinitarian theology more clearly expressed than in his first major doctrinal work, Against Eunomius, finished in 364 or 365 CE. Responding to Eunomius, whose Apology gave renewed impetus to a tradition of starkly subordinationist Trinitarian theology that would survive for decades, Basil's Against Eunomius reflects the intense controversy raging at that time among Christians across the Mediterranean world over who God is. In this treatise, Basil attempts to articulate a theology both of God's unitary essence and of the distinctive features that characterize the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--a distinction that some hail as the cornerstone of ""Cappadocian"" theology. In Against Eunomius, we see the clash not simply of two dogmatic positions on the doctrine of the Trinity, but of two fundamentally opposed theological methods. Basil's treatise is as much about how theology ought to be done and what human beings can and cannot know about God as it is about the exposition of Trinitarian doctrine. Thus Against Eunomius marks a turning point in the Trinitarian debates of the fourth century, for the first time addressing the methodological and epistemological differences that gave rise to theological differences. Amidst the polemical vitriol of Against Eunomius is a call to epistemological humility on the part of the theologian, a call to recognize the limitations of even the best theology. While Basil refined his theology through the course of his career, Against Eunomius remains a testament to his early theological development and a privileged window into the Trinitarian controversies of the mid-fourth century.

Author : Lenka Karfíková,Scot Douglass,Johannes Zachhuber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047418962

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Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium II by Lenka Karfíková,Scot Douglass,Johannes Zachhuber Pdf

The volume offers a new English translation of the Second Book Against Eunomius by Gregory of Nyssa and a series of papers providing introduction and commentary on the text focusing on the theory of language and the problem of naming God.

Author : Miguel Brugarolas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004377097

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Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium I by Miguel Brugarolas Pdf

This volume, a new version of the Proceedings of the 6th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa, offers a revised English translation of the Contra Eunomium I accompanied by an original series of supporting studies from a broad philological, philosophical and theological perspective.

Author : Saint Gregory (of Nyssa)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1785168770

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Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius by Saint Gregory (of Nyssa) Pdf

Author : Johan Leemans,Matthieu Cassin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 798 pages
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Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004268258

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Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium III. An English Translation with Commentary and Supporting Studies by Johan Leemans,Matthieu Cassin Pdf

Gregory of Nyssa, Contra Eunomium III offers a fresh English translation and 28 supporting studies. It is a complete study of a major work of trinitarian theology from the 4th century .

Author : Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199668977

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Gregory of Nyssa's Doctrinal Works by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz Pdf

"Gregory of Nyssa is firmly established in today's theological curriculum and is a major figure in the study of late antiquity. Students encounter him in anthologies of primary sources, in surveys of Christian history and perhaps in specialized courses on the doctrine of the Trinity, eschatology, asceticism, or the like. Gregory of Nyssa's Doctrinal Works presents a reading of the works in Gregory's corpus devoted to the dogmatic controversies of his day. Andrew Radde-Gallwitz focuses as much on Gregory the writer as on Gregory the dogmatic theologian. He sets both elements not only within the context of imperial legislation and church councils of Gregory's day, but also within their proper religious context-that is, within the temporal rhythms of ritual and sacramental practice. Gregory himself roots what we call Trinitarian theology within the church's practice of baptism. In his dogmatic treatises, where textbook accounts might lead one to expect much more on the metaphysics of substance or relation, one finds a great deal on baptismal grace; in his sermons, reflecting on the occasion of baptism tends to prompt Trinitarian questions."--Publisher's website.

Author : Khaled Anatolios
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801031328

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Retrieving Nicaea by Khaled Anatolios Pdf

A noted theologian offers a historically informed study of the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, showing its relevance to Christian life and thought today.

Author : Carla D. Sunberg
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227176900

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The Cappadocian Mothers by Carla D. Sunberg Pdf

The Cappadocian Fathers had great influence on the church of the fourth century, having brought their passion for Christ and theological expertise to life in their ministry. Their work was not devoid of influence, including that of their immediate family members. Within their writings we uncover the lives of seven women, the Cappadocian Mothers, who may have had more influence on the theology of the church than previously believed. As the Cappadocians wrestle with the Christianization of the concept of deification, we find the women in their lives becoming models for their theological understanding. The lives of the women become points of intersection in the kenosis-theosis parabola. Not only are the Cappadocian Mothers uncovered in the texts, but they become models of an optimistic theology of restoration for all of humanity without constraint of gender.

Author : Lenka Karfíková,Scott L.. Douglass,Johannes Zachhuber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004155183

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Contra Eunomium II by Lenka Karfíková,Scott L.. Douglass,Johannes Zachhuber Pdf

The volume offers a new English translation of the "Second Book Against Eunomius" by Gregory of Nyssa and a series of papers providing introduction and commentary on the text focusing on the theory of language and the problem of naming God.

Author : Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199574117

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Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the Transformation of Divine Simplicity by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz Pdf

Divine simplicity is the idea that, as the ultimate principle of the universe, God must be a non-composite unity not made up of parts or diverse attributes. Radde-Gallwitz explores how this idea was appropriated by early Christian theologians from non-Christian philosophy with particular reference to Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa.

Author : Chungman Lee
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004465169

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Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, and the Filioque by Chungman Lee Pdf

In The Filioque Reconsidered, Chungman Lee offers a concise yet thorough evaluation of the contemporary discussion on the filioque and examines the trinitarian theologies of Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine of Hippo.

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681493909

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Presence and Thought by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

Von Balthasar presents one of the few serious studies available on the thought of one of the most important, and yet most neglected Fathers of the Church, Gregory of Nyssa. He was the most profound Greek philosopher of the Christian era, a mystic and an incomparable poet whom St. Maximus designated as the "Universal Doctor" and the Second Council of Nicaea declared him "Father of Fathers." Less prolific than Origen, less cultivated than Gregory Nazianzen, less practical than Basil, Gregory of Nyssa nonetheless outstrips them all in the profundity of his thought, for he knew better than anyone how to transpose ideas inwardly from the spiritual heritage of ancient Greece into a Christian mode.

Author : Susanna Elm
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520287549

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Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church by Susanna Elm Pdf

This groundbreaking study brings into dialogue for the first time the writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken critic, Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, a central figure of Christianity. Susanna Elm compares these two men not to draw out the obvious contrast between the Church and the Emperor’s neo-Paganism, but rather to find their common intellectual and social grounding. Her insightful analysis, supplemented by her magisterial command of sources, demonstrates the ways in which both men were part of the same dialectical whole. Elm recasts both Julian and Gregory as men entirely of their times, showing how the Roman Empire in fact provided Christianity with the ideological and social matrix without which its longevity and dynamism would have been inconceivable.

Author : Mark Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781315520193

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Aristotle and Early Christian Thought by Mark Edwards Pdf

In studies of early Christian thought, ‘philosophy’ is often a synonym for ‘Platonism’, or at most for ‘Platonism and Stoicism’. Nevertheless, it was Aristotle who, from the sixth century AD to the Italian Renaissance, was the dominant Greek voice in Christian, Muslim and Jewish philosophy. Aristotle and Early Christian Thought is the first book in English to give a synoptic account of the slow appropriation of Aristotelian thought in the Christian world from the second to the sixth century. Concentrating on the great theological topics – creation, the soul, the Trinity, and Christology – it makes full use of modern scholarship on the Peripatetic tradition after Aristotle, explaining the significance of Neoplatonism as a mediator of Aristotelian logic. While stressing the fidelity of Christian thinkers to biblical presuppositions which were not shared by the Greek schools, it also describes their attempts to overcome the pagan objections to biblical teachings by a consistent use of Aristotelian principles, and it follows their application of these principles to matters which lay outside the purview of Aristotle himself. This volume offers a valuable study not only for students of Christian theology in its formative years, but also for anyone seeking an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and its developments in Late Antiquity.