Cassian the monk
This is a study of the life, work and spiritual theology of John Cassian (c.365-430) whose writings were the bridge between eastern monasticism and the developing Latin monasticism of Southern Gaul. He exerted a major influence on the rule of Benedict and the theology of Gregory the Great.
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- Full title :Cassian the monk / Columba Stewart.
Summary
This is a study of the life, work and spiritual theology of John Cassian (c.365-430) whose writings were the bridge between eastern monasticism and the developing Latin monasticism of Southern Gaul. He exerted a major influence on the rule of Benedict and the theology of Gregory the Great.
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- Publication Date:1998.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1998.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 286 pages) : : map
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:058522093X, 9780585220932, 0195354354, 9780195354355, 9780195113662, 0195113667, 9786610453900, 661045390X
- oclc:ocm44959761
- LC Classification:BR65.C33
- Dewey Decimal:271/.0092
Table of 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.
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