Gregory of Nyssa and the Grasp of Faith: Union, Knowledge, and Divine Presence

by Martin Laird

Book Overview

Scholars of Gregory of Nyssa have long acknowledged the centrality of faith in his theory of divine union. To date, however, there has been no sustained examination of this key topic. The present study fills this gap and elucidates important auxiliary themes that accrue to Gregory's notion of faith as a faculty of apophatic union with God. The result adjusts how we understand the Cappadocian's apophaticism in general and his so-called mysticism of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199229155
• ISBN13: 9780199229154
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"