Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. Gregory as Pastor and Theologian
2. Preaching Purification
3. Preaching Pastoring: Oration 2
4. Preaching Contemplation: Oration 45
5. Preaching Baptism: Oration 40
6. Preaching Love for the Poor: Oration 14
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Scriptures Cited in Oration 2
Appendix 2 : Scriptures Cited in Oration 45
Appendix 3 : Scriptures Cited in Oration 40
Appendix 4 : Scriptures Cited in Oration 14
Indexes

About the Author

Brian Matz (PhD, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Saint Louis University) is associate professor of the history of Christianity and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Endowed Chair in Catholic Thought at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author or coeditor of several books on the use of patristic sources in Catholic social thought and has written numerous articles.