Western monastic spirituality : Cassian, Caesarius of Arles, and Benedict /

Western Monastic Spirituality presents three authors as individuals, certainly, but also as textual informants who, like road markers, represent a line of the development of a Western monastic spiritual tradition. John Cassian (ca. 360-435) helped bring the wisdom of northern Egyptian ascetical life...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Awduron Eraill: Haight, Roger (Golygydd), Pach, Alfred, 1949- (Golygydd), Kaminski, Amanda Avila (Golygydd)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: New York : Fordham University Press 2022.
Rhifyn:First edition.
Cyfres:Past light on present life: theology, ethics, and spirituality
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv2k24cgj
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • I Introduction to Western Monasticism
  • II The Texts
  • John Cassian: Conference 1. First Conference of Abba Moses
  • Caesarius of Arles: The Rule for Nuns
  • Saint Benedict: Selected Chapters from The Rule of Saint Benedict
  • III Retrieving Values from Monastic Spirituality for Active Life in Secular Society Today
  • Further Reading
  • About the Series
  • About the Editors