On God and Man

St Gregory is one of the most open and self-revealing of the Fathers of the Church, and his poetry is remarkable for its personal character. In these poems, he speaks of the joys and frustrations of his own life; he reveals his inner questioning about the purpose and value of life in the face of sin and mortality, and his ultimate faith in Christ as redeeming and reconciling all things. St Gregory's poetry has often been compared with St Augustine's Confessions, as showing a peculiarly modern interest in the self. The translations here presented allow the reader to see that self-reflection in its theological context.

While St Gregory of Nazianzus' poetry has recently begun to appear in English translations, this is the first book to provide an affordable translation of his major doctrinal poems. Included are poems on the Trinity, Creation and Providence, Angels and the Soul, the Person of Christ, Human Nature and poems debating the Christian understanding of marriage and virginity.

Introduction

1

(22)

Brief Chronology of St Gregory's Life

23

(4)

Outlines of Major Poems

27

(10)

On the Father

37

(2)

On the Son

39

(4)

On the Holy Spirit

43

(5)

Concerning the World

48

(5)

On Providence

53

(4)

Concerning Spiritual Beings

57

(5)

On the Soul

62

(6)

On the Two Covenants, and the Appearing of Christ

68

(8)

On Providence

76

(5)

Against Apollinarius

81

(3)

On the Incarnation of Christ

84

(1)

Concerning the Genuine Books of Scripture

85

(2)

Another Prayer for a Safe Journey

87

(1)

In Praise of Virginity

88

(31)

A Comparison of Lives

119

(10)

Conversation with the World

129

(1)

On the Precariousness of Human Nature

130

(1)

On the Precariousness of Human Nature

131

(1)

On Human Nature

132

(6)

On the Cheapness of the Outward Man

138

(7)

On the Different Walks of Life

145

(2)

Blessings of Various Lives

147

(3)

Concerning Human Life

150

(1)

To His Former Congregation, Anastasia

151

(1)

Against a Demon

152

(1)

On His own Verses

153

(4)

Lamentation concerning the Sorrows of his own Soul

157

(13)

To his own Soul

170

(1)

Epitaph on St Basil

171

(2)

Select Bibliography

173

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