Theological Values of physis in Reference to the Natural World in the Orations of Gregory of Nazianzus
Norbert Widok
Uniwersytet Opolski , PolandAbstract
The article presents the semantic values of physis in reference to the natural world seen in its entirety. Gregory employs physis to describe the material world as a divine reality. It means that it is created by God. Therefore it is perfect and full of beauty, which is manifest in its harmony, creative power, dynamism and ontic coherence.
Keywords:
Gregory of Nazianzus, physis, orations, theology, creationReferences
w opracowywaniu
Widok, N. (2002). Teologiczne konotacje physis w odniesieniu do świata stworzonego w mowach Grzegorza z Nazjanzu. Vox Patrum, 40, 219–226. https://doi.org/10.31743/vp.7980
Norbert Widok
Uniwersytet Opolski
Uniwersytet Opolski
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