Open AccessMovement, perpetual progress and straining according to St. Gregory of Nyssa
Author(s) -
Aleksandar Djakovac
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
theoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-081X
pISSN - 0351-2274
DOI - 10.2298/theo2102005d
Subject(s) - neoplatonism , philosophy , movement (music) , transformation (genetics) , theology , epistemology , aesthetics , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
In this paper, we will explore how and on what basis the idea of progression underwent its transformation in Neoplatonism and Christian theology. We will show that the elements of this idea appear in Plotinus and some patristic authors, but that it was finally shaped and elaborated primarily in the work of St. Gregory of Nyssa, which is recognized as the most deserving for its postulation.