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Journal of Early Christian Studies

ISSN 1086-3184

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Mystical Solidarity in Gregory of Nyssa : Deification, Apokatastasis and Social Ethics

Journal of Early Christian Studies June 1, 2026 Ibuki Yamane

Abstract: This essay introduces and explicates the doctrine of soteriological solidarity in Gregory of Nyssa and highlights its importance for understanding of his notion of apokatastasis and his social ethics. First, I argue that soteriological solidarity is intrinsic to Gregory's concept of deification, since he conceives of deification as an imitation of the will of the God who "wants all...