Gregory the Great : Perfection in Imperfection.
Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personalitymonk, preacher, and popein order to elucidate the structure of his thought an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
1991.
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| Series: | Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 14.
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| Summary: | Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personalitymonk, preacher, and popein order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780520909878 0520909879 0520068726 9780520068728 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |