Gregory of Nyssa, Ancient and (Post)modern

by Morwenna Ludlow

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 of recent Trinitarian theology, Christology, spirituality, feminism, and postmodern hermeneutics, Ludlow develops an approach to reading the Church Fathers which combines the benefits of traditional scholarship on the early Church with reception-history and theology.

Genres: Theology

326 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2007

Reviews

[Amy Hughes]

A must read as far as reception history goes for Gregory of Nyssa. The literature about him has exploded over the last 20 years and this book helps navigate it. Ludlow's observations and analysis on top of this makes this a stellar read.