Andrew Radde-Gallwitz

Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the Transformation of Divine Simplicity

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Produktbeschreibung

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. Radde-Gallwitz explores how this idea was appropriated by early Christian theologians from non-Christian philosophy with particular reference to Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199574117
• ISBN-10: 0199574111
• Artikelnr.: 26848883

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: Simplicity and the Problem of Contradiction: Ptolemy and the
Legacy of Marcion
* 2: From Science to Silence: Clement of Alexandria and Origen
* 3: Agen(n)êtos and the Identity Thesis: Justin, Dionysius of
Alexandria, and Athanasius, and Athanasius
* 4: "Truly repay the debt": Aetius and Eunomius of Cyzicus
* 5: Basil of Caesarea I: On Not Knowing God's Essence (But Still
Knowing God)
* 6: Basil of Caesarea II: Concepts, Reality, and Reading
* 7: "Therefore be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect": Gregory
of Nyssa on Simplicity and Goodness
* Conclusion: The Transformation of Divine Simplicity