Gregory of Nyssa

<p><em>Gregory of Nyssa</em> provides a concise and accessible introduction to the thought of this early church father with new translations of key selections of his writings. Anthony Meredith presents a diverse range of Gregory's writings:</p><ul> <li>his contribution to the debates of the period about the nature of God in argument with a form of extreme Arianism</li> <li>his discussion of the nature and work of the Holy Ghost, against the so-called 'Spirit fighters'</li> <li>his defence of the humanity of Christ against those who denied it (notably Apollinarius)</li> <li>the nature of fate and other philosophical issues.</li> </ul> Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 DOCTRINAL ISSUES; Chapter 3 GREGORY AND PHILOSOPHY; Chapter 4 GREGORY AND SPIRITUALITY; Chapter 5 EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;