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Spiritual Struggle and Gregory of Nyssa’s Theory of Perpetual Ascent: An Orthodox Christian Virtue Ethic
… struggle and perpetual progress, or <em>epektasis</em>. Spiritual struggle in this project, which ultimately shifts the emphasis from virtue’s <em>acquisition</em> to its <em>pursuit</em>, is defined as the exertion of effort in all conceivable dimensions—physical, emotional, …
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A theological exploration of the shape of life and death in dialogue with the biographical works of Gregory of Nyssa
… of Nyssa’s doctrine of the spiritual ascent of epektasis in order to uncover a theological vision of progress through the passage of a human life. I argue that how such progress is construed yields vivid ethical implications for how ageing and dying at the end of life can be experienced and …