Imitations of Infinity: Gregory of Nyssa and the Transformation of Mimesis 9780812299618, 2021014012, 0812299612

We do not have many definitions of Christianity from late antiquity, but among the few extant is the brief statement of

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Imitations of Infinity: Gregory of Nyssa and the Transformation of Mimesis
9780812299618, 2021014012, 0812299612

In Imitations of Infinity, Michael A. Motia places Gregory of Nyssa at the center of a world filled with Platonic philos

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Here is an award-winning, new translation that brings to light Gregory's complex identity as an early mystic. Grego

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This volume provides the first translation into any modern language of Pseudo-Gregory of Nyssa’s Testimonies against the

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Gregory of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. Prosōpon (The Greek word) Personality -- Religious aspects

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Hans Urs von Balthasar Von Balthasar presents one of the few serious studies available on the thought of one of the most

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The volume contains the contributions presented during the 10th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa, Contra Eun

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In the Christian world of the fourth century, the family of St. Gregory of Nyssa was distinguished for its leadership in

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