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Embodiment In The Theology Of Gregory Of Nyssa Is A Much-debated Topic. Hans Boersma Argues That This-worldly Realities Of Time And Space, Which Include Embodiment, Are Not The Focus Of Gregory's Theology. Instead, Embodiment Plays A Distinctly Subordinate Role. The Key To His Theology, Boersma Suggests, Is Anagogy, Going Upward In Order To Participate In The Life Of God. This Book Looks At A Variety Of Topics Connected To Embodiment In Gregory's Thought: Time And Space; Allegory; Gender, Sexuality, And Virginity; Death And Mourning; Slavery, Homelessness, And Poverty; And The Church As The Body Of Christ. In Each Instance, Boersma Maintains, Gregory Values Embodiment Only Inasmuch As It Enables Us To Go Upward In The Intellectual Realm Of The Heavenly Future. Boersma Suggests That For Gregory Embodiment And Virtue Serve The Anagogical Pursuit Of Otherworldly Realities. Countering Recent Trends In Scholarship That Highlight Gregory's Appreciation Of The Goodness Of Creation, This Book Argues That Gregory Looks At Embodiment As A Means For Human Beings To Grow In Virtue And So To Participate In The Divine Life. It Is True That, As A Christian Thinker, Gregory Regards The Creator-cre

Author

Hans Boersma;

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780191751066

Subjects

Christian, History, Religion

Rating

3.67 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14