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One of the chief difficulties in studying the history of Christianity is the lack of prior exposure to the subject that students often bring with them. Struggling to keep up with the large numbers of names, dates, and places presented to them, it is easy for students to lose sight of the "big picture," the broad sweep of movement and change that instructors most wish to communicate. Justo...

Nyssa, has not always been remembered by historians. Nonetheless, she played an important role in the life of her brothers and, through them, made an impact on the rest of the church. Basil the Great was bishop of Caesarea, among whose writings was an important treatise on the Holy Spirit. His younger brother Gregory of Nyssa was above all a mystic. Their common friend, Gregory of Nazianzus, was a famous orator. One of his most important works is Five Theological Orations on the Trinity. Working together,