Evagrius and Gregory [electronic resource] : mind, soul and body in 4th century / Kevin Corrigan.

Evagrius of Pontus and Gregory of Nyssa have either been overlooked by philosophers and theologians in modern times, or overshadowed by their prominent friend and brother (respectively), Basil the Great. Yet they are major figures in the development of Christian thoughts in late antiquity and their...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Corrigan, Kevin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009.
Series:Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Evagrius and Gregory: Ascetic Master, Pastoral Father; 2 Christian Upheavals; 3 Mind, Soul, Body: an Overview of Evagrius' and Gregory's Thought; 4 The Meaning and Scope of Impassibility or Purity of Heart in Evagrius and Gregory; 5 Uncovering the Origins and Structure of the Seven Deadly Sins Tradition: Evagrius and the Eight "Reasonings"; 6 Gregory and the Fall of Intellect; 7 Body into Mind: the Scientific Eye in Evagrius; 8 Gregory's Anthropology: Trinity, Humanity and Body-Soul Formation.