{"product_id":"families-and-friends-in-late-roman-cappadocia-9780812237122","title":"Families and Friends in Late Roman Cappadocia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Van Dam's exploration ... makes for fascinating reading and should provoke fruitful debate.\"-Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Van Dam discusses 'Church Fathers' Gregory Nazianzus and his colleagues, the brothers Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa in this, one of his several Cappadocian monographs. . . . Van Dam's exploration as to the extent to which the circumstances of place and family influenced these churchmen's theological stances makes for fascinating reading and should provoke fruitful debate.\" * \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e FATHERS AND SONS\u003cbr\u003e 1. Adopting a Father: Basil and Basil the Elder\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"Sigh Like a Lover, Obey Like a Son\": Gregory of Nazianzus and Gregory the Elder\u003cbr\u003e 3. Forgotten Brothers\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"The Father Was Always the Father\"\u003cbr\u003e MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS\u003cbr\u003e 5. \"Hollow Out a Stone\": Nonna and Gorgonia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Her Mother's Cloak: Emmelia and Macrina\u003cbr\u003e 7. Was God the Father Married? Virginity and Social Extinction\u003cbr\u003e FRIENDSHIP\u003cbr\u003e 8. \"Your Soul in Your Letter\": The Emotional Life of Letters\u003cbr\u003e 9. Best of Friends: The Friends of Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus\u003cbr\u003e 10. Worst of Friends: The Friendship of Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A Fourth Cappadocian Father\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Editions and Translations\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Cappadocian Fathers\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ancient Authors and Texts\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577538646359,"sku":"9780812237122","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812237122.jpg?v=1746095741","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/families-and-friends-in-late-roman-cappadocia-9780812237122","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}