| Steps to Spiritual Perfection: Studies on Spiritual Progress in Evagrius Ponticus Contributor(s): Driscoll, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809142643 ISBN-13: 9780809142644 Publisher: Newman Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2005 Annotation: Evagrius Ponticus (345-"399) was among the first of the desert fathers to articulate in writing the wisdom of the monastic movement. Jeremy Driscoll comments in this book on Evagrius in such a way as to show his spiritual relevance for our times. The encounter with Evagrius here becomes for modern readers what it was for those to whom he first wrote: a way of receiving spiritual nourishment and advice from one of the desert masters far away. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 248.092 |
| LCCN: 2005017817 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.44" W x 8.98" (0.73 lbs) 185 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Catholic |
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| Publisher Description: Evagrius Ponticus (345-399) was among the first of the desert fathers to articulate in writing the wisdom of the monastic movement. Jeremy Driscoll comments in this book on Evagrius in such a way as to show his spiritual relevance for our times. The encounter with Evagrius here becomes for modern readers what it was for those to whom he first wrote: a way of receiving spiritual nourishment and advice from one of the desert masters far away. Evagrius sets out challenging conditions that are requirements for the spiritual goal--knowledge of the Holy Trinity in a luminous place of prayer. This important work is: --a companion volume to Ad Monachos in the Ancient Christian Writers series --along with Ad Monachos, this is the single most comprehensive book on Evagrius --shows how the Evagrius of history can act as a spiritual guide today --breaks new ground in interpreting Evagrius, arguing that his Ad Monachos is a key for interpreting other major questions in Evagrius' other works |