St. Gregory of Nyssa

c. 335–395 AD14 works on Theoria13 with audio

Cappadocian Father, Bishop of Nyssa, mystical theologian and defender of Nicene orthodoxy

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Against Eunomiusc. 379–394 ADGregory of Nyssa's extended refutation of Eunomian theology, defending Nicene trinitarian doctrine across multiple books.
Dialogue on the Soul and Resurrectionc. 379 ADGregory of Nyssa presents a philosophical and theological dialogue on the soul, death, resurrection, and the hope of eternal life.
Funeral Oration on Meletius381 ADGregory of Nyssa honors St. Meletius of Antioch with an oration of grief, ecclesial memory, and hope in Christ.
Great Catechetical Orationc. 385 ADGregory of Nyssa offers a systematic exposition of Christian doctrine for catechists, treating creation, the Incarnation, redemption, baptism, and the Eucharist.
Life of St. Macrinac. 380 ADGregory of Nyssa's moving biography of his sister Macrina, a model of monastic virtue and theological wisdom.
On Infants' Early Deathsc. 385 ADGregory of Nyssa wrestles pastorally and theologically with the death of infants, divine justice, and the destiny of souls.
On Not Three Godsc. 380 ADGregory of Nyssa's concise defense of Nicene trinitarian language, explaining why Christians confess one God rather than three gods while maintaining the full divinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
On Pilgrimagesc. 381 ADGregory of Nyssa offers a sober pastoral critique of pilgrimage excesses and redirects devotion toward interior holiness.
On the Baptism of Christc. 383 ADGregory of Nyssa preaches on the Lord's baptism and the illumination of Theophany, connecting Christ's manifestation to Christian renewal.
On the Faith, To Simpliciusc. 380 ADGregory of Nyssa sets out the eternal Godhead of the Son and the right confession of the Trinity in a brief doctrinal letter to Simplicius.
On the Holy Spiritc. 380 ADGregory of Nyssa defends the full divinity of the Holy Spirit against the Macedonians, arguing from Scripture and the inseparable operation of the Trinity.
On the Making of Manc. 379 ADGregory of Nyssa reflects on humanity as the image of God, the rational soul, the body, sex differentiation, and the destiny of human nature.
On Virginityc. 370 ADGregory of Nyssa explores virginity and purity of heart as a path of undivided devotion to God and spiritual freedom.
To Eustathius on the Holy Trinityc. 380 ADGregory of Nyssa explains the unity of the divine essence and the full Godhead of the Holy Spirit in a concise anti-heretical treatise addressed to Eustathius.

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