Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies: Orthodox Monasticism Past and Present by John A. McGuckin (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGorgias Press, LLC
ISBN-101463205309
ISBN-139781463205300
eBay Product ID (ePID)211803917
Product Key Features
Number of Pages600 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOrthodox Monasticism Past and Present
SubjectChristianity / Orthodox
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion
AuthorJohn A. Mcguckin
SeriesGorgias Eastern Christian Studies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-009832
Dewey Edition23
eBook FormatPortable Document Format
Dewey Decimal281/.81
SynopsisThis collection of scholarly essays on Eastern Orthodox ascetic life derived from an international conference on the theme held in 2013. The book reviews Orthodox monastic praxis and theoria from a variety of ancient and modern standpoints. It brings together cutting-edge studies of history and patristic interpretation, with psychological and spiritual reflection from engaged experts writing out of years of lived experience. This is a study which is surely destined to become a classic in its field., Studies in Eastern Orthodox monastic life and culture. Part 1 is devoted to New Testament, Patristic, and Byzantine foundations of eastern monastic theory, and Part 2 is comprised of contemporary reflections on Orthodox monastic life.