SMC103Y1 Lecture Notes - Practical Reason, Cardinal Virtues
5 Oct 2012
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Gregory of nyssa 335-395: the life of moses reading. He tries to interpret it in a christian life: known as one of the cappadochian fathers, cappadochia; gregory thaumatugos(the wonder worker) 210-270. He came to have cappadochia to know christianity; he was a disciple of origen. Both were pagans and both became bishops. Cyprian wrote about how christianity saved him from an evil world and brought him to a garden of paradise and it was now his job to protect this garden. Greogry described christianity has the truth; he was searching for the truth and christianity had this truth he was seeking: cappodochian fathers: basil of cesarea 330-379, Made bishop of ceserea in 370: he made the other gregories bishops as well becuz he needed help. He wansnt to happy about being a bishop but after his brother (basil) died he wantd to continue his legacy and build up what he had started.
