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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Haight, Roger (Editor ), Kaminski, Amanda Avila (Editor ), Pach, Alfred (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2022]
Colección:Past Light on Present Life: Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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