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Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists

by Gregory of Nyssa

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Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists — Front cover
Front cover
Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists — Sample page
Sample page
Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists — Table of contents
Table of contents

The Edition

Translated by
Ignatius Green
Series editor
John Behr, Bogdan Bucur

Publication

Series volume
60
Date published
2019
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Paperback
Total pages
171 pages
ISBN-13
978-0-88141-648-0

Reference

Publisher page
View at publisher

Contents

  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
    • St Gregory of Nyssa
    • The Catechetical Discourse
      • The Trinity
      • The Sacraments
      • The Saving Work of Christ
      • Apokatastasis and the Question of Universalism
    • The Greek Text and the Translation
  • Catechetical Discourse
    • Prologue — Catechetical Discourse: One Aim, Different Arguments
    • Part One (1–4) — Introduction: One God, Three Persons
    • Part Two (5–8) — The Narrative: Creation, the Image of God, the Fall, the Nature of Evil, and Death
    • Part Three (9–32) — The Proof: Defending the Economy of the Incarnation
    • Part Four (33–40) — Conclusion: Baptism and the Eucharist
  • Greek-English Glossary
  • Select Bibliography