Ascetic pneumatology from John Cassian to Gregory the Great

This is a study of how Christians understood the Holy Spirit in the 5th and 6th centuries. Humphries argues that we can see various schools of thought within Christianity in this period but that many of them are occupied with similar questions about how to understand human life and how to understand...

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Main Author: Humphries, Thomas L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Series/Journal:Oxford early Christian studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cassianus, Johannes 360-435 / Pneumatology / Asceticism
B Gregor, I., Pope 542-604 / Pneumatology / Asceticism
Further subjects:B Holy Spirit History of doctrines
B Holy Spirit ; History of doctrines
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Gregory ; I ; Pope ; approximately 540-604
B Cassian, John (approximately 360-approximately 435)
B Gregory Pope (approximately 540-604)
B Cassian, John ; approximately 360-approximately 435
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780199685035
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Summary:This is a study of how Christians understood the Holy Spirit in the 5th and 6th centuries. Humphries argues that we can see various schools of thought within Christianity in this period but that many of them are occupied with similar questions about how to understand human life and how to understand divine life
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0191765538
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199685035.001.0001