TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scetis,Abba Isaiah of
AU  - Chryssavgis,John
AU  - Penkett,Pachomios (Robert)
TI  - Ascetic Discourses
T2  - Monastic Studies Series
SN  - 9781607241430
U1  - 230 
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Piscataway, NJ : 
PB  - Gorgias Press, 
KW  - RELIGION / Monasticism
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Table of Abbreviations --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Rules for the Brothers who Live with Him --; 2. On the Natural State of the Intellect --; 3. On the Condition of Beginners and Anchorites --; 4. On the Conscience of Those who Stay in Their Cells --; 5. Faithful Commandments for the Edification of Those who Wish to Live Peacefully Together --; 6. On Those who Desire to Lead a Life of Good Silence --; 7. On Virtues --; 8. Sayings --; 9. Commands for Those who have Renounced [the World] --; 10. Another Discourse --; 11. On the Grain of Mustard Seed --; 12. On Wine --; 13. On Those who have Struggled and Reached Perfection --; 14. Acts of Mourning --; 15. On Detachment --; 16. On the Joy that Comes to the Soul that Desires to Serve God --; 17. On Thoughts about Renunciation and Exile --; 18. On Forgiveness --; 19. On Passions --; 20. On Humility --; 21. On Repentance --; 22. On the Conduct of the New Person --; 23. On Perfection --; 24. On Tranquillity --; 25. To Abba Peter, His Disciple --; 26. Recorded by Isaiah's Disciple, Abba Peter, who had Heard it Spoken by his Master --; 27. In which he says, 'Attend Diligently' --; 28. The Branches of Malice --; 29. Lamentations --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; PATRISTICS INDEX --; SCRIPTURE INDEX --; INDEX OF NAMES --; SUBJECT INDEX; restricted access
N2  - Written in the fifth century, during one of the most formative periods of Christian monasticism in Egypt and Palestine, The Ascetic Discourses show a strong influence of the Scripture, both Old and New, and of Early monastic writers. Abba Isaiah has set forth a practical guide for monks, ever aware of the challanges that interpersonal relationships present within monastic communities
UR  - https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463217679
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