Gregory of Nyssa: Sermons on the Beatitudes (Classics in Spiritual Formation)

by Michael Glerup

Publisher:

IVP USA

, 2012

Overview

As part of the Classics in Spiritual Formation, the sermons of Gregory of Nyssa offer a contemporary rendering of ancient spiritual wisdom for today’s readers. Begin with the introduction, which provides the context and background, and then dive into the text, translated and paraphrased Michael Glerup from the original languages. You’ll also find helpful callouts that show how the work relates to your personal spiritual formation and clarify unfamiliar ideas. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to interact with the work of some of Christianity’s great spiritual formation teachers and experience true spiritual transformation.

Key Features

• Offers a contemporary rendering of ancient spiritual wisdom for today’s readers.
• Provides the context and background, and then dive into the text.
• Shows how the work relates to your personal spiritual formation.

Praise for Gregory of Nyssa

A paraphrase is tricky business. Too much freedom leads to the loss of the original text’s meaning. Too little freedom fails to build a bridge into the world of a modern reader. Michael Glerup’s paraphrase avoids these dangers and warmly welcomes modern North Americans into the active mind and lively heart of one of the great church fathers.

--Christopher A. Hall, chancellor, Eastern University

Many Christians in history embraced treasured ideas that we today easily miss. Gregory of Nyssa thought these ‘big thoughts,’ and Michael Glerup helps us embrace them, too.

--Jan Johnson, author of Abundant Simplicity

Michael Glerup has devoted himself to making accessible the riches of the early Christian writers, and this thin volume continues this life work. The informative introduction sets us up to thoughtfully appreciate this attractive and readable translation of a remarkable church leader, theologian and spiritual writer.

--James C. Wilhoit, Ph.D., professor at Wheaton College and coauthor of Discovering Lectio Divina

Product Details

• Title: Gregory of Nyssa: Sermons on the Beatitudes (Classics in Spiritual Formation)
• Author: Michael Glerup
• Publisher: IVP USA
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Pages: 125
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780830866861, 0830866868
• Resource ID: LLS:GRGRYNYSSSFRMTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-05-09T18:30:09Z

About Michael Glerup

Michael Glerup, (Ph.D., Drew University) serves as the research and acquisitions director for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and as the operations manager for the Ancient Christian Texts series. He continues his research in the history of exegesis as the director of the Early African Christianity Projects and as the executive director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University.