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...

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Veröffentlicht in:International congregational journal
Nebentitel:Saint Macrina
1. VerfasserIn: McCarty, V. K. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: NACCC [2020]
In: International congregational journal
Jahr: 2020, Band: 18, Heft: 1, Seiten: 97-107
IxTheo Notationen:CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität
KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum
weitere Schlagwörter:B Exercise
B Sisters
B Basil
B GREGORY, of Nyssa, Saint, ca. 335-ca. 394
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1472-2089
Enthält:Enthalten in: International congregational journal