Eschatology and Pain in St Gregory the Great : The Christological Synthesis of Gregory's Morals on the Book of Job (Studies in Christian History and Thought)

Hester shows that the spirituality of Pope Gregory the Great (c. 540-604) is that of a contemplative looking for Christ and finding him in the pain of this world. The coming judge who punishes is also the God who saves and he does so often through the very pain of human existence. Gregory's Christ is always the suffering servant and always the j...