Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
Title | Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain PDF eBook |
Author | Nicodemus (van de Heilige Berg) |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780809130382 |
Nicodemos (1749-1809), a monk of Saint Athos dedicated to asceticism and learning, was one of the most influential Orthodox writers of the last two centuries. His Handbook, written during the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, shares an exalted vision of human nature, but a vision that proceeds from the truths of revelation as interpreted by the Greek Fathers, not Descartes.
Unseen Warfare
Title | Unseen Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | Lorenzo Scupoli |
Publisher | St Vladimir's Seminary Press |
Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Devotional literature |
ISBN | 9780913836521 |
Rich in references to the teaching of the saints and Fathers, this book combines the insights of West & East. A classic of Orthodox spirituality.
The Philokalia
Title | The Philokalia PDF eBook |
Author | Brock Bingaman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 366 |
Release | 2012-06-26 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199874972 |
The Philokalia (literally "love of the beautiful or good") is, after the Bible, the most influential source of spiritual tradition within the Orthodox Church. First published in Greek in 1782 by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Macarios of Corinth, the Philokalia includes works by thirty-six influential Orthodox authors from the fourth to fifteenth-centuries such as Maximus the Confessor, Peter of Damascus, Symeon the New Theologian, and Gregory Palamas. Surprisingly, this important collection of theological and spiritual writings has received little scholarly attention. With the growing interest in Orthodox theology, the need for a substantive resource for philokalic studies has become increasingly evident. The purpose of the present volume is to remedy that lack by providing an ecumenical collection of scholarly essays on the Philokalia that will introduce readers to its background, motifs, authors, and relevance for contemporary life and thought.
A History of the Athonite Commonwealth
Title | A History of the Athonite Commonwealth PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Speake |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 335 |
Release | 2018-06-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108425860 |
Explores the role played by Athos in the spread of Orthodoxy and Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and beyond.
Nil Sorsky, the Complete Writings
Title | Nil Sorsky, the Complete Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Nil (Sorskiĭ) |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Total Pages | 184 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780809104970 |
An important addition to the Classics of Western Spirituality(tm) series is this volume of the writings of Nil Sorsky (+1508), an influential spiritual writer whose major contribution to Eastern Christianity was his bringing to ancient Russia the spirituality of the early Fathers and Mothers of the Desert. This is called the hesychasm spirituality of the heart, which finds the perfection of the human person in union with God through continuous prayer.This first-time translation from Russian into English of Nil's complete writings includes: The Tradition, The Rule, his letters (only four of which have actually been attributed to him) and his last will and testament. The Tradition is his earliest attempt to give his disciples a written but very simplified rule of skete monasticism, which he practiced on Mt. Athos. The Rule is an extended ascetical treatise on what Nil calls "mental activity" or, in today's terms, perpetual or continuous prayer.An informative introduction examines the significance of Nil's spirituality and places it within the historical setting of 15th century Russia.
Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
Title | Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Nicodemus (the Hagiorite) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Christian ethics |
ISBN | 9780809130382 |
The Fifty Spiritual Homilies ; And, The Great Letter
Title | The Fifty Spiritual Homilies ; And, The Great Letter PDF eBook |
Author | Pseudo-Macarius |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780809133123 |
The writings of Pseudo-Macarius, a Syrian monk of the 4th century, bring to Western Christianity a holistic "heart" spirituality that offers a necessary complementarity to the "head" spirituality of the West. The homilies reveal the typical traits of Eastern Christian asceticism and The Great Letter instructs the monastic community.