num_pages: 180
description: Gregory of Nyssa 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:his contribution to the debates of the period about the nature of God in argument with a form of extreme Arianism his discussion of the nature and work of the Holy Ghost, against the so-called 'Spirit fighters' his defence of the humanity of Christ against those who denied it (notably Apollinarius) the nature of fate and other philosophical issues.
language: English
title: Gregory of Nyssa
titlecomplete: Gregory of Nyssa (The Early Church Fathers)
genres: Biography, Spirituality, Philosophy, Theology, Nonfiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Routledge