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Author:   Brian Daley (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780415121804

ISBN 10:   0415121809
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   07 March 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Part 1: Introduction 1. Gregory the Man 2. Gregory the Humanist 3. Gregory the Philosopher 4. Gregory the Theologian 5. Gregory the Priest 6. These Translations Part 2: Orations 1. Oration 8, On his Sister Gorgonia 2. Oration 14, On Loving the Poor 3. Oration 20, On Theology, and the Appointment of Bishops 4. Oration 26, About Himself, on his Return from the Country 5. Oration 38, On the Theophany 6. Oration 39, On the Holy Lights 7. Oration 42, Farewell Address 8. Oration 44, For ""New Sunday"" Part 3: Poems 1. On his Own Verses 2. A Hymn to God 3. A Hymn of Thanksgiving 4. Evening Hymn 5. A Prayer before Reading Scripture 6. A Prayer before a Journey 7. Prayer before a Journey to Constantinople 8. A Prayer to Christ 9. Three Prayers for a Day 10. Supplication Part 4: Letters 1. To Gregory of Nyssa (Letter 11) 2. To Caesarius (Letter 20) 3. To Philagrius (Letter 30) 4. To Philagrius (Letter 31) 5. To Basil (Letter 48) 6. To Nicoboulus (Letter 51) 7. To Basil (Letter 58) 8. To Gregory of Nyssa (Letter 76) 9. To Philagrius (Letter 80) 10. To Anysius (Letter 90) 11. To Eudoxius (Letter 178) Part 5: Gregory’s Will"

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Brian Daley is to be congratulated for having put together one of the most interesting and useful volumes in a series that is proving to be of great value in the contemporary teaching of patristics and Church history in seminaries and undergraduate schools. -- John A. McGuckin, Columbia University Daley's volume is a beautiful continuation of this most welcome series of introductions to the early Church Fathers. -Anglican Theological Review

"""Brian Daley is to be congratulated for having put together one of the most interesting and useful volumes in a series that is proving to be of great value in the contemporary teaching of patristics and Church history in seminaries and undergraduate schools."" -- John A. McGuckin, Columbia University ""Daley's volume is a beautiful continuation of this most welcome series of introductions to the early Church Fathers."" -Anglican Theological Review"

Brian Daley is to be congratulated for having put together one of the most interesting and useful volumes in a series that is proving to be of great value in the contemporary teaching of patristics and Church history in seminaries and undergraduate schools. -- John A. McGuckin, Columbia University Daley's volume is a beautiful continuation of this most welcome series of introductions to the early Church Fathers. -Anglican Theological Review

Author Information

Brian E. Daley, S.J.is the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. A student of the theology of the Church Fathers, he has been a member of the North American Roman Catholic-Orthodox dialogue for over 25 years. His publications include The Hope of the Early Church (1991).

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