Gregory of Nyssa and the grasp of faith [electronic resource] : union, knowledge, and divine presence / Martin Laird

Author:: Laird, M. S. (Martin S.)
Published:: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (x, 240 pages).

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Oxford early Christian studies

Summary:

Scholars of Gregory of Nyssa have long acknowledged the centrality of faith in his theory of divine union. This study elucidates important auxiliary themes that accrue to Gregory's notion of faith as a faculty of apophatic union with God.

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Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394
Faith—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600

ISBN:

9780191601576 (ebook)
0191601578 (ebook)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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