The thought of Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth--cenrtury a Cappadociana Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates. This collection of specially commissioned essays calls the long--accepted interpretation of Gregorya s trinitarianism into radical question.

1 Introduction—Gender, Trinitarian Analogies, and the Pedagogy of The Song 1 Sarah Coakley 2 On Not Three People: The Fundamental Themes of Gregory of Nyssa’s Trinitarian Theology as Seen in To Ablabius: On Not Three Gods 15 Lewis Ayres 3 Divine Unity and the Divided Self: Gregory of Nyssa’s Trinitarian Theology in its Psychological Context 45 Michel René Barnes 4 Divine Transcendence and Human Transformation: Gregory of Nyssa’s Anti-Apollinarian Christology 67 Brian E. Daley, S.J. 5 Under Solomon’s Tutelage: The Education of Desire in the Homilies on the Song of Songs 77 Martin Laird 6 “Person” versus “Individual”, and Other Modern Misreadings of Gregory of Nyssa 97 Lucian Turcescu 7 The Mirror of the Infinite: Gregory of Nyssa on the Vestigia Trinitatis 111 David Bentley Hart Index 133

The thought of Gregory of Nyssa, the youngest of the fourth-century 'Cappadocian' Fathers, is currently at the centre of a number of important theological debates. On the one hand, his trinitarianism has long been considered foundational - even normative - for the so-called 'Eastern' doctrine of God; on the other, his views on asceticism and desire have found new resonance in the context of post-modern gender theory. This collection of specially commissioned essays calls the long-accepted interpretation of Gregory's trinitarianism into radical question, and simultaneously urges a reading of his 'pedagogy of desire' that will cause a major reconsideration of his methods of trinitarian exposition. The implications for renewed ecumenical dialogue between east and west are also considered.