The letters of Barsanuphius and John : desert wisdom for everyday life /: desert wisdom for everyday life. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Chryssavgis.
• Authors: Chryssavgis, John
• Contents: Foreword by Kallistos Ware, Metropolitan of Diokleia Introduction PART ONE: THE DESERT BLOSSOMS:Setting the Scene1. Monasticism in Egypt and PalestineA Historical Framework 2. Luminaries of GazaProminent Personalities and Identities 3. Fundamental Concepts and Principles Looking Through a Window Frame PART TWO: THE DESERT BECKONS:Sitting by the Cell4. Spiritual Direction Two Extraordinary Models 5. Fasting and Feasting: Sustained by God in the Wilderness 6. Mourning and Tears:The Way of Brokenness and Imperfection 7. Discernment and Compassion:The Way of Awareness and Authenticity 8. Solitude, Silence, and StillnessEchoes from the Barren Desert Conclusion Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 248.4819; Spiritual life -- Orthodox Eastern Church; Asceticism -- Orthodox Eastern Church; Monastic and religious life; Correspondence; Correspondence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567704863; 9780567704870
• Related ISBNs: 9780567704849; 9780567704856
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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