Download or read book Basil of Caesarea (Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality) written by Stephen M. Hildebrand and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea was an erudite Scripture commentator, an architect of Trinitarian theology, a founder of monasticism, and a metropolitan bishop. This introduction to Basil's thought surveys his theological, spiritual, and monastic writings, showing the importance of his work for contemporary theology and spirituality. It brings together various aspects of Basil's thought into a single whole and explores his uniqueness and creativity as a theologian. The volume engages specialized scholarship on Basil but makes his thought accessible to a wider audience. It is the third book in a series on the church fathers edited by Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering.