John Climacus

From the Egyptian Desert to the Sinaite Mountain

John Chryssavgis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2004
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-5040-9 (ISBN)

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John Chryssavgis explores the ascetic teaching and theology of St John Climacus, a classical and formative writer of the Christian medieval East, and the author of the seventh-century Ladder of Divine Ascent. This text proved to be the most widely used handbook of the spiritual life in the Christian East, partly because of its unique and striking symbol of the ladder that binds together the whole book. It has caught the attention of numerous readers in East and West alike through the ages and is a veritable classic of medieval spirituality, whose popularity in the East equals that ofÂ The Imitation of Christ in the West. Chryssavgis follows the development and influence of earlier desert literature, from Egypt through Palestine into Sinai, and includes a discussion of the theology of tears, the concept of unceasing prayer, as well as the monastic principles of hesychia (silence) and eros (love).

John Chryssavgis, Greek Orthodox Church in America, formerly Dean of St Andrew's Theological College, Sydney and Holy Cross School of Theology, Boston, USA.

Contents: Introduction; John Climacus and the Ladder; Appendix: biographical note; Soma-Sarx: the body and the flesh; Kardia: the heart; Nous: the intellect; 'Joyful Sorrow': the double gift of tears; Ascesis: the ascetic struggle of the monk; The ascetic at prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Indexes.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.10.2004
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7546-5040-5 / 0754650405
ISBN-13	978-0-7546-5040-9 / 9780754650409
Zustand	Neuware