The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life

Name: The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life
Author: Translated, with an introduction, by Sebastian Brock

Translated, with an introduction, by Sebastian Brock

ISBN: 9780879079017, CS101

Details: 381 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Publication Date: 11/01/1987

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From the semitic-aramaic spirituality of the early Church to the hellenized theological vision of later centuries, the syrian tradition offers modern Christians an intensity, insights, and an immediacy rare in the West.

ISBN: 9780879079017, CS101

Details: 381 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Publication Date: 11/01/1987

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. . . unsurpassed as an introduction to the spirituality and the ascetical tradition of Syriac Christianity . . .

Worship

. . . an outstanding introduction to a little-known region in the history of spirituality, as well as a wise store of practical counsel for those seeking to pray more deeply

Church History

. . . provides a badly needed general introduction to the tangled history of Oriental Christianity . . .

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