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Light and Likeness in Gregory of Nyssa

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  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    Light and Likeness in Gregory of Nyssa

  • Original language description

    St Gregory of Nyssa is often considered one of the most influential early authors describing the ‘mysticism of darkness’ – the three-fold way of the soul proceeding from light through shadow to the divine darkness, even though in recent years scholars have begun to question such one-sided approach. Many now argue that in St Gregory’s thought the image of light plays a highly significant role. He speaks of the importance of light e.g. in the discussion on the Incarnation and he also describes the original state of mankind – before the Fall – using the imagery of light. Similarly, when he speaks of baptism, he considers it as return to light for those darkened by sin. Light for St Gregory also plays role in the spiritual progress of the soul – not only what might be called the ‘light of truth’ in the early stages of soul’s ascent towards God, but even in later stages the ‘light of deification’ emerges from his writings as running parallel with the cloud and darkness. In this article my aim is to explore how Gregory employs the notion of light throughout his writings (but especially in the Vita Moysis and in his commentary on the Canticum Canticorum) with regard of man’s deification – his return to the original state and attaining the likeness of God – both through his own struggle as well as God’s grace.

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Classification

  • Type

    C - Chapter in a specialist book

  • CEP classification

  • OECD FORD branch

    60303 - Theology

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    I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

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  • Publication year

    2021

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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  • Book/collection name

    Studia Patristica

  • ISBN

    978-90-429-4762-7

  • Number of pages of the result

    8

  • Pages from-to

    125-132

  • Number of pages of the book

    374

  • Publisher name

    Peeters Publishers

  • Place of publication

    Leuven

  • UT code for WoS chapter