The Philokalia: A Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality

by Bradley Nassif and Brock Bingaman

Book Overview

The Philokalia (literally "love of the beautiful or good") is, after the Bible, the most influential source of spiritual tradition within the Orthodox Church. First published in Greek in 1782 by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Macarios of Corinth, the Philokalia includes works by thirty-six influential Orthodox authors from the fourth to fifteenth-centuries such as Maximus the Confessor, Peter of Damascus, Symeon the New Theologian, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019539027X
• ISBN13: 9780195390278
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"