Christ, the Spirit, and Human Transformation in Gregory of Nyssa's In Canticum Canticorum

This book provides a comprehensive literary and theological analysis of Gregory of Nyssa''s theology of union with God, culminating in a fresh reading of his final written work, In Canticum Canticorum (c.391), a collection of fifteen allegorical homilies on the Song of Songs. Part I gives the essential background for the study of In Canticum Canticorum by analysing several of Gregory''s earlier wo...