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Author:   Brock Bingaman (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Program Director, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Program Director, Wesleyan College) ,  Bradley Nassif (Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, North Park University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
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9780195390278

ISBN 10:   019539027
Pages:   366
Publication Date:   23 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Abbreviations Used Foreword: Kallistos Ware Introduction: Brock Bingaman and Brad Nassif HISTORY Chapter One: St. Nikodimos and the Philokalia by Kallistos Ware Chapter Two: The Making of the Philokalia: A Tale of Monks and Manuscripts by John Anthony McGuckin Chapter Three: The Influence of the Philokalia in the Orthodox World by Andrew Louth Chapter Four: Conversing with the World by Commenting on the Fathers: Fr Dumitru Staniloae and the Romanian Edition of The Philokalia by Mihail Neamtu THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS Chapter Five: The Luminous Word: Scripture in the Philokalia by Douglas-Burton Christie Chapter Six: Concerning Those Who Imagine That They Are Justified by Works: The Gospel According to St. Mark - the Monk by Bradley Nassif Chapter Seven: The Theological World of the Philokalia by Rowan Williams Chapter Eight: Tradition and Creativity in the Construction and Reading of the Philokalia by J.L. Zecher Chapter Nine: Becoming a Spiritual World of God: The Theological Anthropology of Maximus the Confessor by Brock Bingaman Chapter Ten: The Ecclesiology of the Philokalia by Krastu Banev Chapter Eleven: Evagrius in the Philocalia of Sts Macarius and Nicodemus by Julia Konstantinovsky SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Chapter Twelve: The Place of the Jesus Prayer in the Philokalia by Mary B. Cunningham Chapter Thirteen: Uses and Abuses of Spiritual Authority in the Writings of St. Symeon the New Theologian by Hannah Hunt Chapter Fourteen: Hope for the Passible Self: The Use and Transformation of the Human Passions in the Fathers of the Philokalia by Paul M. Blowers Chapter Fifteen: Healing, Psychotherapy, and the Philokalia by Andrew Louth and Chris Cook Chapter Sixteen: The Philokalia and Regulative Virtue Epistemology: A Look at Maximus the Confessor by Frederick D. Aquino Chapter Seventeen: Women in the Philokalia? by Sr. Nonna Verna Harrison Chapter Eighteen: Solitude, Silence, and Stillness: Light from the Palestinian Desert by John Chryssavgis Index

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This is a first-rate book, which has been very well prepared and researched by its various contributors and is beautifully produced. ... This is altogether a fascinating and outstanding volume, richly endowed with copious references. As such it should provide a sure springboard for further research into the provenance and influence of the Douglas Dales, Fairacres Chronicles this is an erudite and essential introduction to the history, theology and spirituality contained winin the Philokalia ... and interesting and helpful introduction to a text that has shaped the Orthodox world immensely. From this volume we get a better understanding of a strand of spirituality that is firmly grounded in Scripture, tradition, and the Church, and it sparks interest in the original text and the world that it inhabits. Deborah Casewell, The Expository Times

It is not just that this volume on the history, sources, contents, and relevance of the Philokalia is much needed and long overdue, but that the range, breadth, and erudition of the contributions in it are breathtaking. At a time in which the term 'spirituality' has become a dodge from substantial religious conviction and serious religious practice, the Philokalia instructs in a way of prayer and spiritual discipline that has muscle and commands attention. This volume will stand for some time as the definitive introduction to the Philokalia and by way of this, also, to the Orthodox theological tradition. --Vigen Guroian, Professor of Religious Studies (Eastern Christianity), University of Virginia

<br> It is not just that this volume on the history, sources, contents, and relevance of the Philokalia is much needed and long overdue, but that the range, breadth, and erudition of the contributions in it are breathtaking. At a time in which the term 'spirituality' has become a dodge from substantial religious conviction and serious religious practice, the Philokalia instructs in a way of prayer and spiritual discipline that has muscle and commands attention. This volume will stand for some time as the definitive introduction to the Philokalia and by way of this, also, to the Orthodox theological tradition. --Vigen Guroian, Professor of Religious Studies (Eastern Christianity), University of Virginia<p><br>

This is a first-rate book, which has been very well prepared and researched by its various contributors and is beautifully produced. ... This is altogether a fascinating and outstanding volume, richly endowed with copious references. As such it should provide a sure springboard for further research into the provenance and influence of the Douglas Dales, Fairacres Chronicles this is an erudite and essential introduction to the history, theology and spirituality contained winin the Philokalia ... and interesting and helpful introduction to a text that has shaped the Orthodox world immensely. From this volume we get a better understanding of a strand of spirituality that is firmly grounded in Scripture, tradition, and the Church, and it sparks interest in the original text and the world that it inhabits. Deborah Casewell, The Expository Times The essays are of a consistently high standard [and] the range of subjects is comprehensive. Revd Dr John Binns, Church Times

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Brock Bingaman is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Religious Studies Program Director at Wesleyan College. Bradley Nassif is Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University.

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