St Macrina: Living Midrash of Gregory of Nyssa's Doctrine of Epektasis
St Macrina was the eldest sister of Gregory and Basil of Nyssa, and a major influence on their development. This study examining the 'fourth Cappadocian' suggests that both Gregory of Nyssa's documents focusing on Macrina indicate that the mystical notion - epektasis - worked out in h...
| Subtitles: | Saint Macrina |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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International congregational journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-107 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Sisters B Basil B GREGORY, of Nyssa, Saint, ca. 335-ca. 394 |
| Summary: | St Macrina was the eldest sister of Gregory and Basil of Nyssa, and a major influence on their development. This study examining the 'fourth Cappadocian' suggests that both Gregory of Nyssa's documents focusing on Macrina indicate that the mystical notion - epektasis - worked out in his earlier texts was in fact embodied in the life of his saintly elder sister. |
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| ISSN: | 1472-2089 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International congregational journal
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