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Cassian the Monk.
Preface1. Cassian The Monk2. Cassian The Writer3. Cassian The Theologian.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cary :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| Colección: | Oxford studies in historical theology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Note on Citations; CHAPTER ONE: Cassian the Monk; Elusiveness; Birthplace and Childhood; Monastic Beginnings in Bethlehem; Egypt; Constantinople and Rome; Gaul; Legacy; A Monk for Others; CHAPTER TWO: Cassian the Writer; Ways of Reading; Cassian's Monastic Writings; Language and Style; Cassian's Sources; Cassian's Pedagogy; Cassian the Teacher; CHAPTER THREE: Cassian the Theologian; Journeying toward Goal and End: Mapping the Monastic Life; The Quest for Purity of Heart; Contemplation; Heavenly Beatitude and the Vision of God; Monks for the World.
- CHAPTER FOUR: Flesh and Spirit, Continence and ChastityChastity and Asceticism in Cassian's Works; Lust; The Body; Continence and Chastity; Divine Grace and Human Will; Nocturnal Emissions; Frankness and Freedom; CHAPTER FIVE: The Bible and Prayer; Exemplars of Prayer and Biblical Interpretation; Spiritual Knowledge; Seeing and Knowing Christ; CHAPTER SIX: Unceasing Prayer; The Interplay of Bible and Prayer; Bible and Prayer in Egypt; Cassian's Appropriation of the Tradition; Ways of Unceasing Prayer; CHAPTER SEVEN: Experience of Prayer; Ecstasy; Compunction; Teacher of Prayer; Afterword.
- Appendix: Cassian on Monastic EgyptNotes; Bibliography; Biblical Citations; Cassian's Writings; Latin and Greek Words; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.