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Select Orations (Paperback)
Series: Fathers of the Church Series
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This translation makes available nineteen orations by the
fourth-century Cappadocian father Gregory of Nazianzus. Most are
appearing here in English for the first time. These homilies span
all the phases of Gregory's ecclesiastical career, beginning with
his service as a parish priest assisting his father, the elder
Gregory, in his hometown of Nazianzus in the early 360s, to his
stormy tenure as bishop of Constantinople from 379 to 381, to his
subsequent return to Nazianzus and role as interim caretaker of his
home church (382-83). Composed in a variety of rhetorical formats
such as the lalia and encomium, the sermons treat topics that range
from the purely theological to the deeply personal. Up until now,
Gregory has been known primarily for his contributions as a
theologian, indifferent to the social and political concerns that
consumed his friend Basil. This view will change. It has been due
in large measure to the interests and prejudices of the
nineteenth-century editors who excluded the sermons translated here
from the Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the
Church. This new translation will help the English-speaking reader
appreciate just how deeply Gregory was engaged in the social and
political issues of his day. Exemplifying the perfect synthesis of
classical and Christian paideia, these homilies will be required
reading for anyone interested in late antiquity. The introduction
and notes accompanying the translation will assist both the
specialist and the general reader as they seek to navigate the
complex environment in which Gregory lived and worked.
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