St. Basil the Great

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Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literaturec. 379 ADBasil's exhortation to youth on how to benefit from pagan Greek literature while maintaining Christian virtue.
Letters of St. Basil the Greatc. 358–378 ADThe extensive correspondence of St. Basil, covering theological controversies, Church administration, monastic life, and personal friendships.
On the Holy Spiritc. 375 ADA landmark defense of the divinity of the Holy Spirit against the Pneumatomachians, establishing the classical doctrine of the Trinity.
The Hexaemeron: Nine Homilies on the Six Days of Creationc. 370 ADNine celebrated homilies on the account of creation in Genesis, demonstrating Basil's gifts as a preacher and his approach to interpreting Scripture.

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