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A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics
Religions, 2019 This paper leverages the Christian tradition of negative theology (Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius the Areopagite, Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus) in order to think past the impasses of identitarian politics and culture.
William Franke
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Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 153-179, June 2026.ABSTRACT In recent years, Orthodox Christianity has gained increasing visibility in global discussions on social ethics, encompassing issues such as climate change, environmental protection, peace, and human rights. The following paper examines the underlying metaethical framework of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Social Ethos Document, analyzing how it
Alexander Kriebitz, Stefanos Athanasiou
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Vox Patrum, 2013 In the following article I try to investigate how the literary means used by Gregory of Nyssa in his works, especially the Life of St. Macrina, the Dialogue about Soul and Resurrection and the Letter 19. are related to the tradition of depicting heroic
Marta Szada
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Book Symposium on Gregory of Nyssa's On the Human Image of God: An Appreciation of Responses
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 188-196, April 2026.Abstract In response to the review essays by Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Gabrielle Thomas, Paul Blowers and Martin Laird, this essay by John Behr addresses questions raised about translation methods and the complexities of understanding Gregory's rhetorical style as integral to his mode of writing theology.
John Behr
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, 2023 This oration was written and preached for the catechumens who used to postpone their baptismal practice, at risk of losing their salvation, heaven, and a life free from sin, according to Gregory of Nyssa. This oration is part of a larger body of catechetical works, that try to proselytize new Christians and preach the word of Jesus Christ. It is common
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 151-160, April 2026.Abstract In this contribution to a book symposium on Gregory of Nyssa's On the Human Image, Morwenna Ludlow reflects on John Behr's attention to the literary structure and argumentative flow of the book, its interplay with the similarly structured Timaeus of Plato and the difficulties of translating a work of such rhetorical and pastoral sophistication
Morwenna Ludlow
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THEOLOGIA AND OIKONOMIA: THE SOTERIOLOGICAL GROUND OF GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS’S TRINITARIAN THEOLOGY. [PDF]
, 2010 This dissertation explores the soteriological ground of the trinitarian theology of Gregory of Nazianzus and establishes a consistent link in his thought between the spheres of oikonomia and theologia.
JASHI, ZURAB
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„Z człowieka powstaje Bóg”. Terminologia przebóstwienia w pismach św. Grzegorza z Nyssy
Vox Patrum, 2014 Gregory of Nyssa presents the conception of human deification in an extraordinarily clear and concious way, using special verbs and characteristic expressions to emphasize the dynamism of the change of humanity into more divine. The Cappadocian Father,
Agnieszka Wyrąbkiewicz
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Book Symposium Introduction: John Behr, Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 135-142, April 2026.Abstract This article introduces a series of response essays to John Behr's Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, which includes contributions from Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Paul Blowers, Gabrielle Thomas and Martin Laird – with a final response from John Behr.
Thomas Breedlove, Alex Fogleman
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Thinking the World: Gregory of Nyssa on the Definitive Calling of Humanity
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 143-150, April 2026.Abstract In this response essay to John Behr’s Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, Rowan Williams highlights Gregory’s exposition of the complex account of nous and its meaning in relation to sensory embodiment. Nous, in Gregory’s treatise, is the presence of unified divine activity in the diversity of creation.
Rowan Williams
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