Gregory of Nyssa: ancient and (post)modern
The fourth-century Christian thinker, Gregory of Nyssa, has been the subject of a huge variety of interpretations over the past fifty years, from historians, theologians, philosophers, and others. In this highly original study, Morwenna Ludlow analyses these recent readings of Gregory of Nyssa and a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
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2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | Gregory of Nyssa, Ancient and (Post)modern. By Morwenna Ludlow.Clement of Alexandria: A Project of Christian Perfection. By Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski (2009) (Jasper, David, 1951 -)
Gregory of Nyssa: Ancient and (Post)modern. By Morwenna Ludlow (2010) (Meredith, Anthony, 1936 -) |
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Gregory of Nyssa, Saint (ca. 335-ca. 394)
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| Summary: | The fourth-century Christian thinker, Gregory of Nyssa, has been the subject of a huge variety of interpretations over the past fifty years, from historians, theologians, philosophers, and others. In this highly original study, Morwenna Ludlow analyses these recent readings of Gregory of Nyssa and asks: What do they reveal about modern and postmodern interpretations of the Christian past? What do they say about the nature of Gregory's writing? Working thematically through studies ofrecent Trinitarian theology, Christology, spirituality, feminism, and postmodern hermeneutics, Ludlow develops an |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-305) and index |
| ISBN: | 0199280762 |