St. Gregory of Nyssa on the Human Soul (soft cover)

Publication Data: Belmont, MA: Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2000
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 95
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.6 cm × 14.1 cm × 0.8 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1‒884729‒11‒8

   
By John P. Cavarnos
Edited and revised by Constantine Cavarnos

“For St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa in Capadocia, Asia Minor, the problem of the soul is a pivot on which many an important subject is hinged. This preoccupation with the human soul is so prominent in the thought of Gregory, that a special study of his psychology offers a good approach to the teaching or paideia of this great Church Father. [...]Though a central Christian problem, the study of the soul had not been taken up by the Fathers of the Church in as comprehensive a manner as the subject merited. That was essentially the task of Gregory of Nyssa.”
—“Introduction”

CONTENTS

Preface by the Editor
Preface by the Author
Introduction
Chapter I. Anthropology
Chapter II. Nature of the Soul
Chapter III. Origin of the Soul
Chapter IV. The Soul after Death
Chapter V. The Relation of the Soul and Body
Chapter VI. The Faculties of the Soul
   1. Νοῦς (The rational power)
   2. Τὸ Θυμοειδές (The spirited power)
   3. Τὸ Ἐπιθυμητικόν (The appetitive power)
Chapter VII. Free Will and Virtue
Bibliography
Index of Proper Names
Index of Subjects