02708nam 2200601 a 450 991045498500332120210429235020.00-520-90987-997866123556530-585-15374-410.1525/9780520909878(CKB)111004366699774(dli)HEB08382(MiAaPQ)EBC470986(OCoLC)44963401(MdBmJHUP)muse30395(DE-B1597)519377(OCoLC)609850131(DE-B1597)9780520909878(Au-PeEL)EBL470986(CaPaEBR)ebr10676191(CaONFJC)MIL235565(EXLCZ)9911100436669977419880809d1988 uy 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGregory the Great[electronic resource] perfection in imperfection /Carole StrawBerkeley University of California Pressc19881 online resource (xiv, 295 p. )ill. ;Transformation of the classical heritage ;14Includes index.0-520-06872-6 0-520-05767-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-266) and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --LIST OF FIGURES --NOTE ON SOURCES AND ABBREVIATIONS --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --INTRODUCTION --I. MICROCOSM AND MEDIATOR --II. A SACRAMENTAL VISION --III. THE SAINT AND THE SOCIAL MEANING OF STABILITY --IV. SOLIDITAS CARITATIS --V. LUBRICA MUTABILITAS --VI. THE LOGIC OF ASCETICISM --VII. THE MEDIATOR OF GOD AND MAN --VIII. THE GOD-MAN AND THE NEW DISPENSATION --IX. THE SACRIFICE OF A CONTRITE HEART --X. REFORM AND THE PREACHER --XI. THE JUST PENITENT --XII. CONSTANTIA MENTIS --CONCLUSION --BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY --INDEXGregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality-monk, preacher, and pope-in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns.Transformation of the classical heritage ;14.PopesBiographyElectronic books.Popes270.2/092/4BStraw Carole Ellen292862MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454985003321Gregory the Great1091463UNINA