Gregory the Great: Perfection in Imperfection (Transformation of the Classical Heritage) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 72 hours | |Short Description for Gregory the Great Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality--monk, preacher, and pope--in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns.
Full description- Publisher: University of California Press
- Published: 19 October 1991
- Format: Paperback 309 pages
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- Categories: Christianity | Biography: Religious & Spiritual | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Christian Theology
- ISBN 13: 9780520068728 ISBN 10: 0520068726
- Sales rank: 761,693
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Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality--monk, preacher, and pope--in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns.
 is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality--monk, preacher, and pope--in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns.){kind=link}