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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Raphael A. CadenheadPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780520297968ISBN 10: 0520297962 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 27 November 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Setting the Scene The Structure of the Study Resisting the Charge of Anachronism: Semantic and Terminological Clarifications The Renaissance of Scholarly Interest in Gregory of Nyssa: From Obscurity to Approbation to Eisegesis Prelude Christianity after Constantine's Conversion The Burgeoning Monastic Movement The Asceticism of Gregory's Family Conclusion part one. the early phase, 371-september 378: the integrative significance of the body in the life of virtue 1. Marriage, Celibacy, and Pederasty Marriage and Celibacy Pederasty and Celibacy Conclusion 2. The Integration of the Virtues Sexual Lust in the De virginitate The Reciprocity of the Virtues The Proliferation of Vice and the Example of Gluttony 3. Gregory's Emerging Theory of Desire Erotic Desire The Criterion of Need The Passions Moderation Satiety versus Fulfillment The Moral Evocations of Male and Female Characteristics Conclusion part two. the middle phase, september 378-387: the ascetical and eschatological mixture of male and female 4. A Worldly Life of Desire: Marriage, Children, Money, and Sex The Problems of Marriage Physical Fecundity The Particular Challenges of Sexual Vice The Moral Evocations of Male and Female Characteristics 5. The Death of Siblings No Longer Male and Female . . . in Christ Jesus Sexual Morphology: Anthropological and Eschatological Perspectives Refinements in Gregory's Theory of Desire 6. Doctrinal Controversies: Christological and Trinitarian The Diachronic Unfolding of the Spiritual Life: Christological Reflections Gregory's Doctrine of God: Intra-Trinitarian Relationships and the Ascetic Life Conclusion part three. the late phase, 387-394: erotic intimacy with Christ and the maturation of desire 7. Spiritual Maturation: Virginity and the Narrative of Progress Recasting Virginity The Diachronic Train of Moral and Spiritual Progress 8. Male and Female: Diachronic Exchanges Male and Female in the Late Period Intimacy with Christ Conclusion Conclusion Overview The Challenges Posed to Contemporary Ethical Discourse Appendix Abbreviations Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRaphael A. Cadenhead holds a doctorate in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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