The Conferences of John Cassian
Title | The Conferences of John Cassian PDF eBook |
Author | John Cassian |
Publisher | Aeterna Press |
Total Pages | 608 |
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Genre | Religion |
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THE obligation, which was promised to the blessed Pope Castor in the preface to those volumes which with God's help I composed in twelve books on the Institutes of the Coenobia, and the remedies for the eight principal faults, has now been, as far as my feeble ability permitted, satisfied. I should certainly like to see what was the opinion fairly arrived at on this work both by his judgment and yours, whether, on a matter so profound and so lofty, and one which has never yet been made the subject of a treatise, we have produced anything worthy of your notice, and of the eager desire of all the holy brethren. But now as the aforesaid Bishop has left us and departed to Christ, meanwhile these ten Conferences of the grandest of the Fathers, viz., the Anchorites who dwelt in the desert of Scete, which he, fired with an incomparable desire for saintliness, had bidden me write for him in the same style (not considering in the greatness of his affection, what a burden he placed on shoulders too weak to bear it)--these Conferences I have thought good to dedicate to you in particular, O blessed Pope, Leontius, and holy brother Helladius. Aeterna Press
The Conferences of Desert Fathers
Title | The Conferences of Desert Fathers PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 429 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Christian life |
ISBN | 9781785165849 |
The Conferences of Desert Fathers
Title | The Conferences of Desert Fathers PDF eBook |
Author | John Cassian |
Publisher | Aeterna Press |
Total Pages | 542 |
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Genre | Religion |
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THE obligation, which was promised to the blessed Pope Castor in the preface to those volumes which with God’s help I composed in twelve books on the Institutes of the Coenobia, and the remedies for the eight principal faults, has now been, as far as my feeble ability permitted, satisfied. I should certainly like to see what was the opinion fairly arrived at on this work both by his judgment and yours, whether, on a matter so profound and so lofty, and one which has never yet been made the subject of a treatise, we have produced anything worthy of your notice, and of the eager desire of all the holy brethren. But now as the aforesaid Bishop has left us and departed to Christ, meanwhile these ten Conferences of the grandest of the fathers, viz., the Anchorites who dwelt in the desert of Scete, which he, fired with an incomparable desire for saintliness, had bidden me write for him in the same style (not considering the greatness of his affection, what a burden he placed on shoulders too weak to bear it)— these Conferences I have thought good to dedicate to you in particular, O blessed Pope, Leontius, and the holy brother Helladius. Aeterna Press
Conferences
Title | Conferences PDF eBook |
Author | John Cassian |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780809126941 |
Drawing on his early experience as a monk in Bethlehem and Egypt, John Cassian (c. 365-c. 435) journeyed to the West to found monasteries in Marseilles and the region of Provence. Conferences is his masterpiece, a study of the Egyptian ideal of the monk.
The Desert Fathers
Title | The Desert Fathers PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2003-03-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0141907002 |
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. Their sayings were first recorded in the 4th century and consist of spiritual advice, anecdotes and parables. The Desert Fathers' teachings and lives have inspired poetry, opera and art, as well as providing spiritual nourishment and a template for monastic life.
Western Asceticism
Title | Western Asceticism PDF eBook |
Author | Owen Chadwick |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | 136 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | Religion |
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Students of church history and the monastic ascetic life will find this volume of much interest. Contained are three important documents of the early Christian Church: The Sayings of the Fathers, The Conferences of Cassian, and The Rule of Saint Benedict.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and...
John Cassian, the Institutes
Title | John Cassian, the Institutes PDF eBook |
Author | John Cassian |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Total Pages | 308 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780809105229 |
The first written work of John Cassian in which he shares the wisdom of Egyptian monasticism, especially rules of monastic life & lessons on battling the eight principal vices.