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Theology, Politics, and Radiant Darkness: Michæl Motia on Gregory of Nyssa

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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How to Become Perfect in Virtue

Gregory's probably writing these two in the three 90s kind of after he's made it big. And what we really see, especially with Moses, is that he's making Moses's ascent of Mount Sinai a kind of map for the soul's journey to God. The intro talks about virtue and it seems like he gets a question about, you know, how do I become perfect in virtue? He sets it up saying perfection isn't the kind of thing that Christians do - there can't be any break on it.

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