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Title: | Life as a Journey in the Letters of Gregory the Great |
Authors: | Scerri, Hector |
Keywords: | Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604 Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604 -- Journeys Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604 -- Correspondence Popes -- Correspondence -- History Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Peeters |
Citation: | Studia Patristica. 2013, Vol.69(17), p. 305-310 |
Abstract: | This paper presents the theme of life as a journey in a carefully-chosen selection of letters from the Registrum epistularum of Gregory the Great. An in depth study of the five letters in question reveals a detailed picture of the man of God who was a just and tactful administrator, but who was also a man of the people. Aware of the fact that this Church Father wrote with remarkable dexterity and artistry on countless topics to a whole spectrum of people from all walks of life in a variety of circumstances, this study seeks to focus on a pivotal existential theme: the image of life as a journey with its ups, downs and meanderings. Gregory’s profound knowledge of human nature can be extrapolated from an exegesis of the five letters which are the scope of this research. |
Description: | Papers presented at the Sixteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2011, edited by Markus Vinzent |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/345 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacTheFDT |
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