The Theology of the Cappadocians

1 credits · Divinity School

The Cappadocians, e.g. Macrina the Younger, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa, played a central role in the development and ultimate triumph of Nicene Trinitarianism in the decades of the 370's and 380's. Their influence upon the Eastern Church extended far beyond Trinitarian theology narrowly construed. This course focuses largely on three areas: Theology (theological method, Trinity, Christology, Pneumatology, soteriology), ethics (anthropology, eschatology, asceticism, ministry to the poor), and Spirituality (mystical participation in God).