LEADER 02708nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910454985003321 005 20210429235020.0 010 $a0-520-90987-9 010 $a9786612355653 010 $a0-585-15374-4 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520909878 035 $a(CKB)111004366699774 035 $a(dli)HEB08382 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470986 035 $a(OCoLC)44963401 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30395 035 $a(DE-B1597)519377 035 $a(OCoLC)609850131 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520909878 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470986 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10676191 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235565 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366699774 100 $a19880809d1988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnummmmuuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGregory the Great$b[electronic resource] $eperfection in imperfection /$fCarole Straw 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc1988 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 295 p. )$cill. ; 225 1 $aTransformation of the classical heritage ;$v14 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-520-06872-6 311 $a0-520-05767-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-266) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tLIST OF FIGURES --$tNOTE ON SOURCES AND ABBREVIATIONS --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tINTRODUCTION --$tI. MICROCOSM AND MEDIATOR --$tII. A SACRAMENTAL VISION --$tIII. THE SAINT AND THE SOCIAL MEANING OF STABILITY --$tIV. SOLIDITAS CARITATIS --$tV. LUBRICA MUTABILITAS --$tVI. THE LOGIC OF ASCETICISM --$tVII. THE MEDIATOR OF GOD AND MAN --$tVIII. THE GOD-MAN AND THE NEW DISPENSATION --$tIX. THE SACRIFICE OF A CONTRITE HEART --$tX. REFORM AND THE PREACHER --$tXI. THE JUST PENITENT --$tXII. CONSTANTIA MENTIS --$tCONCLUSION --$tBIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY --$tINDEX 330 $aGregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality-monk, preacher, and pope-in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns. 410 0$aTransformation of the classical heritage ;$v14. 606 $aPopes$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPopes 676 $a270.2/092/4 676 $aB 700 $aStraw$b Carole Ellen$0292862 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454985003321 996 $aGregory the Great$91091463 997 $aUNINA