Gregory the Great : Perfection in Imperfection.

Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personalitymonk, preacher, and popein order to elucidate the structure of his thought an...

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Main Author: Straw, Carole
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991.
Series:Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 14.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Sources and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; I. MICROCOSM AND MEDIATOR; II. A SACRAMENTAL VISION; III. THE SAINT AND THE SOCIAL MEANING OF STABILITY; IV. SOLIDITAS CARITATIS; V. LUBRICA MUTABILITAS; VI. THE LOGIC OF ASCETICISM; VII. THE MEDIATOR OF GOD AND MAN; VIII. THE GOD-MAN AND THE NEW DISPENSATION; IX. THE SACRIFICE OF A CONTRITE HEART; X. REFORM AND THE PREACHER; XI. THE JUST PENITENT; XII. CONSTANTIA MENTIS; CONCLUSION; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.