Re-Thinking Gregory of Nyssa: Realism, Magic, and the Art of Adaptation

ISBN-13: 9781405106375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 144 str.

Coakley, Sarah

Opis

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.

• Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-century 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates.


• Calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question.


• Urges a reading of his 'pedagogy of desire' that will cause a major reconsideration of his methods of trinitarian exposition.

Spis treści

1. Introduction – Gender, Trinitarian Analogies, And The Pedagogy Of The Song: Sarah Coakley.

2. On Not Three People: The Fundamental Themes Of Gregory Of Nyssa′s Trinitarian Theology As Seen In To Ablabius: On Not Three Gods: Lewis Ayres.

3. Divine Unity And The Divided Self: Gregory Of Nyssa′s Trinitarian Theology In Its Psychological Context: Michel Rene Barnes.

4. Divine Transcendence And Human Transformation: Gregory Of Nyssa′s Anti–Apollinarian Christology: Brian E. Daley, S.J.

5. Under Soloman′s Tutelage: The Education Of Desire In The Homilles On The Song Of Songs: Martin Laird.

6. Person Versus Individual , And Other Modern Misreadings Of Gregory Of Nyssa: Lucian Turcescu.

7. The Mirror Of The Infinite: Gregory Of Nyssa On The Vestigia Trinitatis: David Bentley Hart.

8. Index.

O autorze

Sarah Coakley is the Mallinckrodt Professor at Harvard Divinity School.

Blurb

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.