“At the end of his life, after resigning his position as Archbishop of Constantinople in the midst of the Second Ecumenical Council and returning to his native Cappadocia, St Gregory of Nazianzus (known as ‘the Theologian’) retired to a secluded life at home in an obscure, muddy village, and wrote poetry. His practice of writing poetry did not begin in these final years of his life (381-390); however, it is almost certain that most of his poetry that we possess dates from this time. And there is quite a lot of it: about 19,000 lines, occupying most of two volumes of Migne’s Patrology. The present volume presents a small portion of this vast literary production in English translation. There are numerous reasons why one might wish to read Gregory’s poems, and numerous aspects one might consider in them—literary, historical, doctrinal, devotional.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Introduction Brief Chronology of St Gregory’s Life Outlines of Major Poems On the Father On the Son On the Holy Spirit Concerning the World On Providence Concerning Spiritual Beings On the Soul On the Two Covenants, and the Appearing of Christ On Providence Against Apollinarius On the Incarnation of Christ Concerning the Genuine Books of Scripture Another Prayer for a Safe Journey In Praise of Virginity A Comparison of Lives Conversation with the World On the Precariousness of Human Nature On the Precariousness of Human Nature On Human Nature On the Cheapness of the Outward Man On the Different Walks of Life Blessings of Various Lives Concerning Human Life To His Former Congregation, Anastasia Against a Demon On his own Verses Lamentation concerning the Sorrows of his own Soul To his own Soul Epitaph on St Basil Select Bibliography
Item Number: BKV278 Publication Data: Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2001 Format: softcover Number of Pages: viii + 175 Dimensions (l × w × h): 18.4 cm × 12.7 cm × 1.3 cm ISBN: 0‒88141‒220‒1
