Spirituality Of The Christian East

A Systematic Handbook Volume 1

AvTomas Spidlik

Häftad, Engelska, 1986

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Beskrivning

Professor-emeritus of the Pontifical Oriental Institute at Rome, Tomás Spidlak dedicated his scholarly life to studying and teaching the theology and spirituality of the Christian East in the hope of reconciling Eastern and Western Christian traditions. In this encyclopaedic overview of Eastern spiritual teaching he has created abridge by which Western Christians may pass over centuries of misunderstanding and obliviousness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1986-06-01
Mått:140 x 213 x 25 mm
Vikt:709 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cistercian Studies Series
Antal sidor:473
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780879079796
Översättare:Anthony P. Gythiel

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Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Recensioner i media

. . . a gold mine of data concerning Eastern Christian spirituality.Anglican Theological Review

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1CHAPTER 1. COURCES 51. Common Sources 52. The Spiritual Literature of the Various Churches 113. The Trends of Eastern Spirituality 17CHPATER 2. LIFE IN GOD 291. In the Holy Spirit 292. Through Jesus Christ 343. To the Father 42CHAPTER 3. THE NEW LIFE 551. The Image and Likeness of God 552. The Natural Life 623. Progress in the Spiritual Life 684. The Consciousness of Grace 71CHAPTER 4. CHRISTIAN ANTHROPOLGY 871. Self-Knowledge 872. The Spirit and the Soul 943. The Heart 1034. The Body 107CHAPTER 5 SPIRITUAL COSMOLOGY 1251. The World and Divine Providence 1252. Evil and Providence 1353. The Cosmic Vocation of Man 130CHAPTER 6. SPIRITUAL SOCIOLOGY 1511. The Universality of Christian Love 1512. Unity in the Body of Christ 1573. Man’s Concrete Obligations in Society 164CHAPTER 7. NEGATIVE PRAXIS 1771. Praxis 1772. Purification from Sin 1823. Repentence 1894. Penthos 193CHAPTER 8. THE FLIGHT FROM THE WORLD AND THE RENUNCIATION OF THE FLESH 2051. The Christian is not of this World 2052. The Solitary Life 2113. Flight from the World in Cenobitism 2144. Renunciation of the Flesh 217CHPATER 9. SPIRITUAL WARFATE 2331. The Struggle Against Demons 2332. Logismoi 2373. Custody of the Heart 2424. The Eight Evil Thoughts 248CHAPTER 10. PURFICATION OF THE PASSIONS 2671. ‘Diseases of the Soul’ 2672. Apatheia 270CHPATER 11. POSITIVE PRAXIS 2831. The Will of God 1832. The ‘Path of Virtue’ 2883. Charity 295CHPATER 12. PRAYER 3071. The Essence of Prayer 3072. The Degrees and the Types of Prayer 3113. Unceasing Prayer 315CHAPTER 13. CONTEMPLATION 3271. The Nature of Contemplation 3272. The Object of Contemplation 3293. The Organ of Contemplation 3314. Progress in contemplation 3355. The Effects of Contemplation 340CONCLUSION 351TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS 357A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 359AN INDEX OF USEFUL TEXTS 415TOPICAL INDEX 445NAMES INDEX 466