Gregory of Nyssa, Homilies on the Beatitudes : an English version with commentary and supporting studies : proceedings of the Eighth International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa, Paderborn, 14-18 September 1998

These proceedings present the first English translation of Gregory's Homilies on the Beatitudes by Stuart Hall, accompanied by a thorough commentary by Anthony Meredith, Andreas Spira, Françoise Vinel, Lucas Mateo-Seco, Thomas Böhm, Karl-Heinz Uthemann, Claudio Moreschini, and Robert Wilken. Eight more contributions by Monique Alexandre, Peter Bruns, Judith Kovacs, Salvatore Lilla, Friedhelm Mann, Alden Mosshammer, Elias Moutsoulas, and Lucian Turcescu focus on further general and particular topics of the homilies as their eschatology, the meaning of the word makarios in all of Gregory's works, the notion of justice, and Gregory's Theology of Adoption, as well as their relationship to Syriac theology, Clement of Alexandria, Neoplatonism, and Gregory's Homilies on the Song of Songs. The third and fourth part add ten studies reflecting the present overall state of Gregorian research. Prologue: Cappadocian Voices: Two Poems / William Harmless. -- Gregory Of Nyssa, On The Beatitudes. An Introduction To The Text And Translation / Stuart George Hall. -- Gregory Of Nyssa, On The Beatitudes / Stuart George Hall. -- Gregory Of Nyssa, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio I: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit, For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven (mt 5,3) / Anthony Meredith. -- Gregor Von Nyssa, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio Ii: Selig Sind Die Sanftmütigen; Denn Sie Werden Das Erdreich Besitzen (mt 5,4) / Andreas Spira. -- Grégoire De Nysse, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio Iii: Bienheureux Les Affligés, Parce Qu'ils Seront Consolés (mt 5,5) / Françoise Vinel. Gregory Of Nyssa, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio Iv: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness For They Shall Be Satisfied (mt 5,6) / Lucas Francisco Mateo-seco. -- Gregor Von Nyssa, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio V: Selig Sind Die Barmherzigen, Denn Sie Werden Barmherzigkeit Erlangen (mt 5,7) / Thomas Böhm. -- Gregor Von Nyssa, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio Vi: Selig, Die Reinen Herzens Sind, Denn Sie Werden Gott Schauen (mt 5,8) / Karl-heinz Uthemann. -- Gregorio Di Nissa, Be Beatitudinibus, Oratio Vii: Beati Gli Operatori Di Pace, Perché Saranno Chiamati Figli Di Dio (mt 5,9) / Claudio Moreschini. Gregory Of Nyssa, De Beatitudinibus, Oratio Viii: Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted For Righteousness' Sake, For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven: (mt 5,10) / Robert Louis Wilkin. -- Perspectives Eschatologiques Dans Les Homélies Sur Les Béatitudes De Grégoire De Nysse / Monique Alexandre. -- Gregors Sechste Rede Von Den Seligkeiten Und Das Problem Der Gottesschau In Der Syrischen Mystik / Peter Bruns. -- Clement Of Alexandria And Gregory Of Nyssa On The Beatitudes / Judith L. Kovacs. -- Zur Wortgruppe Makar- In De Beatitudinibus, In Den übrigen Werken Gregors Von Nyssa Und Im Lexicon Gregorianum / Friedhelm Mann. Gregory's Intellectual Development: A Comparison Of The Homilies On The Beatitudes With The Homilies On The Song Of Songs / Alden A. Mosshammer. -- Le Sens De La Justice Dans La Quatrimē Homélie Sur Les Béatitudes De Grégoir De Nysse / Elias D. Moutsoulas. -- Blessed Are The Peacemakers, For They Will Be Called Sons Of God (mt 5,4): Does Gregory Of Nyssa Have A Theology Of Adoption? / Lucian Turcescu. -- Essential Or Existential: The Problem Of The Body In The Anthropology Of St Gregory Of Nyssa / Peter C. Bouteneff. -- Der Kinesis- Begriff Der Griechischen Philosophie Bei Gregor Von Nyssa / Tina Dolidze. A Critical Analysis Of Gregory's Philosophy Of Lagguage: The Linguistic Reconstitution Of Metadiastemic Intrusions / Scot Douglass. -- Metaphysik Als Lebensform Bei Gregor Von Nyssa / Theo Kobusch. -- Das Bild Der Kaiserlichen Frauen Bei Gregor Von Nyssa / Hartmut Leppin. -- Gottverähnlichung Als Ein Weg Zur Gotteinigung Beim Hl. Gregor Von Nyssa / Johannes Rother. -- La Nozione Di Proairesis In Gregorio Di Nissa / Giampietro Dal Toso. -- The Trinitarian Tracts Of Gregory Of Nyssa / Brian Duvick. -- Gibt Es Eine Sklavenethik Bei Gregor Von Nyssa? Anmerkungen Zu David R. Stains, Gregory Of Nyssa's Ethic Of Slavery And Emancipation / Richard Klein. -- The Meaning Of Death According To Saint Gregory Of Nyssa / Gary Vachicouras. Edited By Hubertus R. Drobner And Albert Viciano. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. English, French, German, Italian; Some Text Translated From Greek.