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Cassian the monk / Columba Stewart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Columba, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in historical theology.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in historical theology
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cassian, John, ca. 360-ca. 435,.
- Monastic and religious life--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Monastic and religious life.
- Local Subjects:
- Cassian, John, ca. 360-ca. 435,.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a study of the life, work and spiritual theology of John Cassian whose writings were the bridge between eastern monasticism and the developing Latin monasticism of Southern Gaul.
- Contents:
- Contents; Note on Citations; CHAPTER ONE: Cassian the Monk; CHAPTER TWO: Cassian the Writer; CHAPTER THREE: Cassian the Theologian; CHAPTER FOUR: Flesh and Spirit, Continence and Chastity; CHAPTER FIVE: The Bible and Prayer; CHAPTER SIX: Unceasing Prayer; CHAPTER SEVEN: Experience of Prayer; Afterword; Appendix: Cassian on Monastic Egypt; Notes; Bibliography; Biblical Citations; Cassian's Writings; Latin and Greek Words; General Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-260) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773850-8
- 1-280-45390-7
- 0-19-535435-4
- 0-585-22093-X
- OCLC:
- 567932894
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