03897nam 2200625Ia 450 991046513580332120200520144314.097866123834650-19-157199-71-282-38346-9(CKB)2560000000300880(EBL)472347(OCoLC)526106539(SSID)ssj0000335038(PQKBManifestationID)11284399(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335038(PQKBWorkID)10272272(PQKB)10600219(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075801(MiAaPQ)EBC472347(Au-PeEL)EBL472347(CaPaEBR)ebr10358421(CaONFJC)MIL238346(EXLCZ)99256000000030088020090626d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBasil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the transformation of divine simplicity[electronic resource] /Andrew Radde-GallwitzOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20091 online resource (284 p.)Oxford early Christian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-957411-1 0-19-172211-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Note to the Reader; Introduction; The Uniqueness of Basil and Gregory; Outline of Chapters; 1. Simplicity and the Problem of Contradiction: Ptolemy and the Legacy of Marcion; Perceptions of Marcion; Ptolemy on "Self-subsistent Light, Simple and Uniform"; 2. From Science to Silence: Clement of Alexandria and Origen; Clement's Theological Science; Clement's Radical Apophaticism; Origen on Simplicity and "Conceptualizations" (Omitted); 3. Agen(n)êtos and the Identity Thesis: Justin, Dionysius of Alexandria, and Athanasius; God as IngenerateAthanasius of Alexandria on Simplicity and Theological Language4. "Truly Repay the Debt": Aetius and Eunomius of Cyzicus; Aetius; Eunomius; 5. Basil of Caesarea I: On Not Knowing God's Essence (But Still Knowing God); A Central Tension: 'Common Usage' and Purification; Key Distinctions; 6. Basil of Caesarea II: Concepts, Reality, and Reading; Conceptualization (Omitted); Simplicity and the Unity of God; Simplicity and Reading Scripture Doctrinally; 7. "Therefore Be Perfect as your Heavenly Father is Perfect": Gregory of Nyssa on Simplicity and Goodness; Gregory's Defence of Basil; The 'Goods'Simplicity and the TrinityAnthropology and the Simplicity of the Soul; Saving Gregory from his Defenders; Conclusion: The Transformation of Divine Simplicity; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; ZDivine simplicity is the idea that, as the ultimate principle of the universe, God must be a non-composite unity not made up of parts or diverse attributes. The idea was appropriated by early Christian theologians from non-Christian philosophy and played a pivotal role in the development of Christian thought. Andrew Radde-Gallwitz charts the progress of the idea of divine simplicity from the second through the fourth centuries, with particular attention to Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa, two of the most subtle writers on this topic, both instrumental in the construction of the TrinitarOxford early Christian studies.GodSimplicityElectronic books.GodSimplicity.231.4Radde-Gallwitz Andrew473573MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465135803321Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the transformation of divine simplicity249493UNINA