{"product_id":"9789042941380-studia-patristica-vol-ci-gregory-of-nyssas-mystical-eschatology","title":"Studia Patristica. Vol. CI - Gregory of Nyssa's Mystical Eschatology","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e      Studies on Gregory of Nyssa are flourishing. In this highly valuable       bibliography, two areas stand out: mysticism and eschatology. The former       has also been at the centre of a lively controversy, concerning the       possibility that Gregory could be described as the actual initiator of       mysticism. Eschatology, on its part, has received particular attention,       especially in the areas of \u003ci\u003eepektasis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eapokatastasis\u003c\/i\u003e.       But these dimensions are connected, as shown by Gregory’s \u003ci\u003eCommentary       on the Song of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, a mystical text par excellence, which offers       numerous eschatological insights, which this volume tries to present.       \u003cbr\u003eThe issue is all the more interesting in that Gregory’s       eschatology is marked by a hermeneutical tension which is reflected in a       dichotomy present in the studies devoted to it. Clearly, Gregory has       been inspired by the \u003ci\u003eapokatastasis\u003c\/i\u003e of Origen, but for him, as for       the Alexandrian, is it possible to speak of a universal salvation? If       the human being is simply a soul which has to be restored to its initial       state, what is the value of its history? And the body? And freedom? \u003cbr\u003eThese  questions seem to be linked to the tension between the       “circular” dimension of \u003ci\u003eapokatastasis\u003c\/i\u003e and the “linear” dynamic of       \u003ci\u003eepektasis\u003c\/i\u003e. This is approached through the lens of  Christology       and ontology, two areas which, in the context of Nyssa studies as a       whole, are among the least studied. Therefore, the chapters of the book       are aimed at covering the themes in such a way as to reveal the profound       relationships between the two \u003ci\u003efoci\u003c\/i\u003e of theological reflection on       the mystery of Christ: on the one hand, the Christological focus proper,       on the other, the ontology which emerges from Christological and       Trinitarian considerations. Thus, we shall be able to identify the       influences and relations, intrinsic and systematic, between the thought       about being, the protology and the eschatology, of classical origin, and       the thought about Christ in which the divine and the human are united in       and through history. \u003cbr\u003eThis volume, therefore, is arranged in three       main parts. The first, most fundamental, approximates to the question of       the point of view of eschatology itself, seeking to indicate the       importance of mysticism in its development. The second part of the       volume is devoted precisely to Gregory’s \u003ci\u003eCommentary on the Song of       Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, where the eschatological dimension is clearly highlighted.       The third and last part of the volume is devoted to the       \u003ci\u003eapokatastasis\u003c\/i\u003e. Here the different, even contrasting positions,       are presented, providing, simultaneously, some tools which could assist       a deeper penetration into the tensions of eschatology through the       mystical perspective which is characteristic of the \u003ci\u003eCommentary on the       Song of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e. In particular, the Christological and ontological       elements linked to \u003ci\u003eepektasis\u003c\/i\u003e seem to promise a greater immersion       into Gregory’s eschatology and appreciation of its theological       significance, not \u003ci\u003edespite\u003c\/i\u003e its tensions but precisely \u003ci\u003eby means       of\u003c\/i\u003e them.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55171685450102,"sku":"9789042941380","price":135.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31524991.jpg?v=1737426697","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042941380-studia-patristica-vol-ci-gregory-of-nyssas-mystical-eschatology","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}