Written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition, the texts published in Greek in 1782 as "The Philokalia" were later translated into Slavonic and then Russian. This is the fourth of five volumes of a translation from the origin…
This volume forges a new conversation about the diversity of Christianities in the medieval eastern Mediterranean, centered on the history of practice, looking at liturgy, performance, prayer, poetry, and the material culture of worship. It studies prayer and worship in the vari…
Andrew Louth brings a life-time of superior patristic scholarship to this volume, but casts aside all the usual academic cares to offer us a direct, personal vision of Orthodoxy as he knows and loves it.' Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge…
Cover -- Praying with the Senses -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Senses of Prayer in Eastern Orthodox Christianity -- Part I. Senses -- 1 Becoming Orthodox: The Mystery and Mastery of a Christian Tradition -- A Missionary Primer -- 2 Lis…
