Gregory the Great

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Psychology Press, 2005 - 177 pages

Gregory's life culminated in his holding the office of pope (590 - 604). He is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the long line of popes, and by the late ninth century had come to be known as 'the Great'. Along with Ambrose, Jerome and Augustine, he played a critical role in the history of his time, while during the middle ages his intellectual influence was second only to that of Augustine.
This volume provides a biographical and intellectual context to Gregory the Great, and new translations of his most influential writings.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
1
THE BIBLE
49
SERMONS TO THE PEOPLE
69
HUMAN TYPES
89
MORALS ON JOB
129
NOTES
159
BIBLIOGRAPHY
169
INDEX
175
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John Moorhead is McCaughey Professor of History at The University of Queensland, Australia.

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