TY - BOOK AU - Corrigan,Kevin TI - Evagrius and Gregory: mind, soul and body in 4th century T2 - Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity SN - 9780754692874 AV - BR65.E926 C67 2009eb U1 - 270.2092/2 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Farnham, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Evagrius, KW - Gregory, KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Church KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Evagrius and Gregory: Ascetic Master, Pastoral Father; 2 Christian Upheavals; 3 Mind, Soul, Body: an Overview of Evagrius' and Gregory's Thought; 4 The Meaning and Scope of Impassibility or Purity of Heart in Evagrius and Gregory; 5 Uncovering the Origins and Structure of the Seven Deadly Sins Tradition: Evagrius and the Eight "Reasonings"; 6 Gregory and the Fall of Intellect; 7 Body into Mind: the Scientific Eye in Evagrius; 8 Gregory's Anthropology: Trinity, Humanity and Body-Soul Formation N2 - Evagrius of Pontus and Gregory of Nyssa have either been overlooked by philosophers and theologians in modern times, or overshadowed by their prominent friend and brother (respectively), Basil the Great. Yet they are major figures in the development of Christian thoughts in late antiquity and their works express a unique combination of desert and urban spiritualities in the lived and somewhat turbulent experience of an entire age. They provide a significant link between the great ancient thinkers of the past - Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Clement and others - and the birth and transmission of UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=292715 ER -