Cappadocians (cont’d)
n Basil the Great (+379)
§ defender of ecumenical councils, especially theology of the Holy
Spirit.
§ a strong commitment to social-justice.
§ composed Philokalia with Greg. Nazianzus.
n Gregory of Nazianzus (+390)
§ defender of orthodoxy = famous work of Five Theological Orations
[On Trinity]. See also On Priesthood.
§ Desired the ascetic life, but his community called him to service.
n Gregory of Nyssa (+394)
§ defender of orthodoxy; was initially a married layperson, but
became an ascetic-bishop after wife’s death; a mystic.
§ See his Great Cathechism; Life of Macrina (and On the Soul &
Resurrrection).