Re-thinking Gregory of Nyssa

by Sarah Coakley (Editor)

The thought of Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-cenrtury 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates. This collection of specially commissioned essays calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question.
Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-century 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates.
Calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question.
Urges a reading of his 'pedagogy of desire' that will cause a major reconsideration of his methods of trinitarian exposition.

Genres: Theology, Religion, Nonfiction, Christian

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Sarah Coakley is a theologian, philosopher of religion and a priest of the Church of England. She is Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.

Reviews

[Steve]

David Bentley Hart , Lewis Ayres and others critique John Zizioulas on the Cappadocians.