A Life Pleasing to God: The Spirituality of the Rules of St Basil

Name: A Life Pleasing to God: The Spirituality of the Rules of St Basil
Brand: Cistercian Publications Inc
SKU: 076894
Price: 36.53 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Augustine Holmes
ISBN: 9780879076894

By: Augustine Holmes

Product Information

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Title: A Life Pleasing to God: The Spirituality of the Rules of St Basil
By: Augustine Holmes
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 282
Vendor: Cistercian Publications Inc
Publication Date: 2000

Dimensions: 8.30 X 5.20 X 0.90 (inches)
Weight: 12 ounces
ISBN: 0879076895
ISBN-13: 9780879076894
Series: Cistercian Studies
Stock No: WW076894

Publisher's Description

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Basil the Great (330-379) is one of the most important figures in christian history and a theologian and spiritual teacher of ecumenical significance. At a time when the sources of their rich spiritual heritage are beingre-appropriated by Christians of many traditions, it is strange that little attention has been given to basilian spirituality.

a life Pleasing to God tells the story of Basil's own spiritual development in the theologically turbulent fourth-century. Its core is a study of those passages of the Ascetic on which illustrate his understanding of the foundation of the christian life and lay out the possibilities, and problems, of christian community.

Editorial Reviews

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This is a book for every Christian, whether cloistered or not. . . Overall, the book is an excellent window into the turbulent period through the life of one of its key figures. It is a valuable contribution to Nazianzen studies and should be an asset to anyone interested in the Cappadocians and patristic theology.

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