Eros Transformed
Same-Sex Love and Divine Desire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23246503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jostein Børtnes (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 180-193 |
| Publication date | 2000-04-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Greek biography and panegyric in late antiquity (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520223882.003.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W2503836463 |
| ISBN | 9780520223882 |
| Language | EN |
This chapter examines the issues of same-sex love and divine desire in Gregory of Nazianzus' funeral oration for Basil of Caesarea. It suggests that Gregory's understanding of friendship as a reciprocal loving relationship between two equals united in their quest for divine truth was irreconcilable with Basil's status as prince of the Church. Gregory's model of male friendship also had to give way to the master-disciple relationship that was for centuries to become the standard model of Christian love.
| Highly cited | No |
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