Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the transformation of divine simplicity [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Radde-Gallwitz

• Autore: Radde-Gallwitz Andrew
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 231.4
• Soggetto topico: God - Simplicity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Ingenerate ; Athanasius 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Divine 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 Trinitar
• Titolo autorizzato: Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the transformation of divine simplicity
• ISBN: 9786612383465; 0-19-157199-7; 1-282-38346-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465135803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford early Christian studies.