The glory of the spirit in Gregory of Nyssa's Adversus Macedonianos: commentary and systematic-theological synthesis

"In his commentary on Gregory of Nyssa's Adversus Macedonianos, Piet Hein Hupsch highlights the carefully composed structure of this work and the important connection between its theological, rhetorical and stylistic elements. In his capacity of arbiter fidei, which was bestowed upon him b...

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Published in:Vigiliae Christianae
Main Author: Hupsch, Piet Hein (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2020
In: Vigiliae Christianae (volume 163)
Series/Journal:Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae volume 163
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gregorius, Nyssenus 335-394, Adversus Macedonianos de spiritu sancto / Pneumatology
IxTheo Classification:NBA Dogmatics
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Gregory of Nyssa, Saint (approximately 335-approximately 394) Adversus Macedonianos
B Holy Spirit
B Trinity
B Thesis
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Summary:"In his commentary on Gregory of Nyssa's Adversus Macedonianos, Piet Hein Hupsch highlights the carefully composed structure of this work and the important connection between its theological, rhetorical and stylistic elements. In his capacity of arbiter fidei, which was bestowed upon him by the Council of Constantinople in 381, Bishop Gregory wrote this circular letter in the form of a counteraccusation against the Pneumatomachi, developing his Trinitarian theology of adoration in which the Spirit occupies a central role. In a systematic-theological synthesis of this work, Hupsch shows how the Spirit draws baptised human beings and human language into the relatio of the three divine persons, the dynamic circle of divine glory of which the Spirit is the personification"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 361-385
ISBN:9004422277