Gregory of Nyssa provides a concise and accessible introduction to the thought of this early church father with new translations of key selections of his writings. Anthony Meredith presents a diverse range of Gregory's writings:

His contribution to the debates of the period about the nature of God

in argument with a form of extreme Arianism

His discussion of the nature and work of the Holy Ghost

against the so-called Spirit fighters

His defence of the humanity of Christ

against those who denied it (notably Apollinarius)

The nature of fate and other philosophical issues