Why, Gregory speculates, is our knowledge of God for the present fragmentary at best? His answered was that in this life we simply are too weak to view God’s nature and essence directly. Gregory held the hope that such will … Continue reading
Category Archives: St. Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory admits that if God does not possess a body, then God must be “incorporeal.” The term incorporeal “does not yet set before us – or contain within itself – his essence.” Neither do other terms such as unbegotten, unoriginate, … Continue reading
Gregory insists that there must be true theological boundaries when we think about God and these must include inherent limitations of human thought and speech about God. Any real discussion of the Trinity must begin with the humble acknowledgement of … Continue reading
The Greek patristic understanding of man never denies the unity of mankind or replaces it with a radical individualism. The Pauline doctrine of the two Adams (“As in Adam all men die, so also in Christ shall all be brought … Continue reading
As I shared in the last issue of this article, there is a great difference between the East and West with regards to the “Fall” of mankind that is recorded in Genesis. Indeed, according to one Eastern Christian author, the … Continue reading