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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Bibliografski detalji
Daljnji autori: Haight, Roger (Urednik), Pach, Alfred, 1949- (Urednik), Kaminski, Amanda Avila (Urednik)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: New York : Fordham University Press 2022.
Izdanje:First edition.
Serija:Past light on present life: theology, ethics, and spirituality
Online pristup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv2k24cgj
Sadržaj:
  • 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