John Cassian: The Conferences, Hardcover

Autor

Boniface Ramsey

Editura

Paulist Press

An publicare

1997

Nr. Pagini

886

ISBN

9780809104840

Categorii

In Limbi Străine Philosophy & Religion Religion & Beliefs

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Descriere

Long awaited by medievalists, monastics and patristic scholars, these are the complete conferences of Cassian. Cassian was a major spiritual writer, a precursor of Benedict, and a bridge between the desert and the West. The conferences are a record of these dialogues and focus on the cultivation of virtue and purity of heart. Annotations include scholarly addenda, notes textual reference, commentaries on the text, and an index.