Gregory of Nazianzus

Name: Gregory of Nazianzus
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ISBN: 9780415121811

ISBN-10: 0415121817

ISBN-13: 9780415121811

Edition: 2006

Authors: Brian Daley, Brian Daley

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Gregory of Nazianzus, a complex and colorful figure living during a crucial age in which it was permissible for the first time to be a public Christian intellectual (4th Century AD), was well placed to become one of the outstanding defenders and formulators of Trinitarian orthodoxy. A gifted and skilled rhetorician, poet, and orator, as well as a profound theologian, Gregory was ordained a bishop and served as head of the orthodox Christian community in Constantinople, where he played an important role in formulating the classical doctrines of the Trinity and the person of Christ. Under fire from opponents in the Church, the enigmatic Gregory soon retreated into a quiet life of study and…

Book details

List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/8/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.58" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Introduction



Gregory the Man



Gregory the Humanist



Gregory the Philosopher



Gregory the Theologian



Gregory the Priest



These Translations



Orations



Oration 8, On his Sister Gorgonia



Oration 14, On Loving the Poor



Oration 20, On Theology, and the Appointment of Bishops



Oration 26, About Himself, on his Return from the Country



Oration 38, On the Theophany



Oration 39, On the Holy Lights



Oration 42, Farewell Address



Oration 44, For "New Sunday"



Poems



On his Own Verses



A Hym