John Cassian: Conferences (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))
by John Cassian
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Conference one: The goal or objective of the monk -- Conference two: On discernment -- Conference three: The three renunciations -- Conference nine: On prayer -- Conference ten: On prayer -- Conference eleven: On perfection -- Conference fourteen: On spiritual knowledge -- Conference fifteen: The gifts of God -- Conference eighteen: The three kinds of monk.Tags
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Cassian was one of the pioneers in bringing the eremetical and monastic practices developed by the eastern Desert Fathers to the western regions of the late Roman Empire.
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- This LT work is Colm Luibhéid's translation of St. John Cassian's Conferences No. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 18, based on texts prepared for Sources chrétiennes by Dom E. Pichery. Please do not combine it wit... (show all)h other editions of John Cassian's Conferences without first confirming that contents are substantially the same. Thank you.
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- BX2435 .C3152513 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Christian Denominations Christian Denominations Catholic Church Monasticism. Religious orders
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