The Thought of Gregory the Great

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Gregory the Great was, after Augustine of Hippo, perhaps the most influential of the Fathers in the Latin West during the Middle Ages. He put Augustine's thought into a form which proved accessible and acceptable to mediaeval readers, and he added much of his own, notably in his preaching, in which he interpreted the Bible with equal emphasis on the practical living of a good Christian life and the aspiration of the soul towards God and the life to come. This study looks at Gregory's thought as a whole and tries to show what was most important to him and the way he arrived at a balance between the active and the contemplative, the 'outward' and the 'inward' in his own mind. There is a tailpiece on the influence of his ideas in later centuries.

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' ... a learned and elegant study offering many fascinating insights into the inner world of Gregory.' The Expository Times ' ... this publication will provide medievalists and theologians with a solid ... introduction to Gregory's thought.' British Book News

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of abbreviations	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Gregory's life	p. 3
Gregory's world of thought	p. 7
Consideration	p. 17
Talk Of God	p. 27
Gregory's world of discourse	p. 29
Language	p. 36
Signs, prophecy and miracles	p. 41
Speculative theology	p. 55
Moral theology	p. 69
The art of preaching	p. 75
The preacher	p. 80
Exegesis	p. 87
Inward And Outward: Spirituality In The World	p. 97
Light and silence	p. 99
Contemplation and action	p. 105
Monastic order	p. 112
Rectus Ordo	p. 117
The bishop	p. 123
Division	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 143
Select bibliography	p. 155
Index	p. 162
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