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Ascetic Discourses / Abba Isaiah of Scetis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Monastic Studies SeriesPublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (284 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781607241430
  • 9781463217679
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 230
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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