Theological Orations

After Basil's defense of the Holy Spirit, Gregory Nazianzen's Theological Orations bring the pro-Nicene Trinitarian arc to its summit. Preached in Constantinople amid controversy over the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, these orations show why Christian speech about God must be reverent, scriptural, and exact. Gregory defends the full divinity of the Son and the Spirit while refusing shallow speculation, teaching readers how to confess the Trinity without collapsing the mystery into either division or confusion.

• Cappadocian Father (c. 329-390 AD)
• Featured in the October 2026 Catechized Book Club
• Companion keepsake: “The Holy Trinity” card featuring Gregory Nazianzen and the Church’s confession of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• Selected line: No sooner do I conceive of the One than I am illumined by the splendor of the Three.