Basil the Great

Prayers for the dead can help them.

Afterlife / agree

Soul sleep occurs between death and resurrection.

Afterlife / disagree

The intermediate state is conscious.

Afterlife / stronglyAgree

There are degrees of reward in heaven.

Afterlife / agree

Angels are real spiritual beings.

Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree

Christians can and should cast out demons.

Angels & Demons / agree

Christians can be demon-possessed.

Angels & Demons / disagree

Demons can possess people today.

Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree

Satan is a real, personal being. Not just a symbol of evil or force.

Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree

When the angels sinned and fell, that sin had a negative effect on creation.

Angels & Demons / agree

Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature

Educational treatise advising Christians how to read pagan literature discerningly while pursuing virtue.

Source: Address to Young Men

Homily on “I Will Pull Down My Barns”

Homily against greed and hoarding, urging generosity to the poor from Luke 12.

Source: I Will Pull Down My Barns

Homily on Holy Baptism

Sermon urging catechumens toward baptism and explaining baptismal renewal and Christian commitment.

Source: Sermon 13: On Holy Baptism

Letters

Large body of correspondence on Nicene theology, monastic discipline, pastoral care, ecclesial conflict, and friendship.

Source: Letters of Basil

Nine Homilies on the Hexaemeron

Sermons on the six days of creation, creation order, providence, and the goodness of the created world.

Source: Hexaemeron

On the Holy Spirit

Classic defense of the divinity and worship of the Holy Spirit, with major arguments from Scripture, liturgy, and tradition.

Source: De Spiritu Sancto