Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and the Transformation of Divine Simplicity

• Bold new assessment of Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa with relevance for contemporary theology
• Clear, specific engagement with late ancient philosophical background to early Christian thought
• Discussion of previously untranslated material, in particular Basil of Caesarea's Against Eunomius

Readership: Students and Scholars of the Early Church; of trinitarian theology; of antique philosophy

Andrew Radde-Gallwitz, Assistant Professor of Theology, Loyola University, Chicago

"Radde-Gallwitz has produced a book of impeccable historical and philological scholarship, which nevertheless at no point leaves the reader in any doubt that the ultimate objective of the work is squarely in the theological field... highly original" - Johannes Zachhuber, Journal of Theological Studies

Introduction
1: Simplicity and the Problem of Contradiction: Ptolemy and the Legacy of Marcion
2: From Science to Silence: Clement of Alexandria and Origen
3: Agen(n)êtos and the Identity Thesis: Justin, Dionysius of Alexandria, and Athanasius, and Athanasius
4: "Truly repay the debt": Aetius and Eunomius of Cyzicus
5: Basil of Caesarea I: On Not Knowing God's Essence (But Still Knowing God)
6: Basil of Caesarea II: Concepts, Reality, and Reading
7: "Therefore be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect": Gregory of Nyssa on Simplicity and Goodness
Conclusion: The Transformation of Divine Simplicity