| Gregory Palamas: The Triads Revised Edition Contributor(s): Meyendorff, John (Editor), Gendle, Nicholas (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0809124475 ISBN-13: 9780809124473 Publisher: Paulist Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1982 Annotation: The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Inspirational |
| Dewey: 248.2 |
| LCCN: 82061741 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Series: Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.04" W x 9.04" (0.67 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Should do much to open up his hidden source of spiritual richness. George Malone, S.J. Fordham University Gregory Palamas: The Triads edited with an introduction by John Meyendorff translated by Nicholas Gendle preface by Jaroslav Pelikan For God is not only beyond knowledge, but also beyond unknowing. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) -monk, archbishop, and eminent theologian- was a major figure in fourteenth-century Orthodox Byzantium. His greatest work, In Defense of the Holy Hesychasts (known commonly as The Triads), was written between 1338 and 1341 as a response to the charges of the Calabrian philosopher Barlaam against the monastic groups known as hesychasts. Barlaam denied the legitimacy of their spiritual methods, which included the famous Jesus Prayer, and discredited their claims to experience the divine presence. Palamas devoted his career as a theologian to the defense of the truth central to hesychasm: God is accessible to personal experience, because he shared His own life with humanity. This book contains extensive excerpts from Palamas' famous work that, in the words of the book's distinguished editor John Meyendorff, introduce the reader into the very substance of the religious experience of the Christian East. |