Catechetical Discourse

St Gregory Of Nyssa (c. 335-c. 394) Wrote The Catechetical Discourse (oratio Catechetica) For His Catechists, Who Instructed Those Preparing For Baptism. In The Work, He Expounds The Fundamental Doctrines Of The Christian Faith: The Trinity, Creation, The Image Of God In Man, The Fall, The Nature Of Evil, Christ's Birth, Death, Harrowing Of Hades, And Resurrection, And The Sacraments Of Baptism And The Eucharist. He Provides His Catechists With Strategies To Defend The Faith Against Objections And To Articulate Doctrine In A Winsome Way. He Used His Rhetorical Training To Do This, Crafting The Catechetical Discourse On The Model Of An On Invention Rhetorical Handbook-- Introduction -- St Gregory Of Nyssa -- The Catechetical Discourse -- The Trinity -- The Sacraments -- The Saving Work Of Christ -- Apokatastasis And The Question Of Universalism -- The Greek Text And The Translation -- Catechetical Discourse -- Catechetical Discourse : One Aim, Different Arguments -- Introduction : One God, Three Persons -- The Narrative : Creation, The Image Of God, The Fall, The Nature Of Evil, And Death -- The Proof : Defending The Economy Of The Incarnation -- Conclusion : Baptism And The Eucharist. Saint Gregory Of Nyssa ; Introduction, Translation, Notes, Glossary, And Bibliography By Ignatius Green. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 163-171) And Index. Parallel Greek And English Texts On Facing Pages.