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Patria Caelestis

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English summary: Thedoctrine of Gregory the Great, the first monk on the papal throne, had asignificant influence on medieval theology and particularly on Western mysticaltradition. Against the backdrop of the collapse of the ancientcivilization at the end of the 6th century, Gregory developed a theology whichwas rooted in the Latin tradition, had a strong eschatological orientation, andupon which the antithesis temporalis - aeternus had a determininginfluence. Rade Kisia? discusses the eschatological dimension of Gregory's theology,which is fundamental to all aspects of his thinking. Its point of convergenceis the patria caelestis , the heavenly home. His entiredoctrine was shaped by his focus on the afterlife.


German description: DieLehre des ersten Monchs auf dem Papstthron, Gregors I., genannt der Grosse, ubteeinen massgeblichen Einfluss auf die Theologie des Mittelalters und besondersauf die mystische Tradition des Westens aus. Vor dem Hintergrund desZusammenbruchs der antiken Zivilisation am Ende des sechsten Jahrhundertsentwickelte Gregor eine in der lateinischen Tradition verwurzelte, stark eschatologischorientierte Theologie, die entscheidend von der Antithese temporalis - aeternus gepragt ist. Rade Kisia?erortert die eschatologische Dimension der Theologie Gregors, die fur alleAspekte seines Denkens grundlegend ist. Ihr Konvergenzpunkt ist die patria caelestis , adie himmlischeHeimat. Die gesamte Lehre Gregors ist von seinem auf das Jenseits gerichtetenBlickwinkel geformt.

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ISBN: 9783161506000
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Author: Rade Kisic
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 293 pages
Series: Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
Genres: History of religion
Christianity