The Philokalia Vol 4
the complete text compiled by st.nikodimos of the holy mountain and st.makarios of corinth
$58.19
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2005
Summary
The Philokalia, Vol. 4: A Path to Inner Awakening
The Philokalia is a collection of texts on prayer and the spiritual life, written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, The Philokalia has had a decisive influence upon the Orthodox Church during the last two centuries, and it continues to be read more and more widely.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571193820 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 057119382X |
| Series: | Philokalia |
| Author: | G.E.H. Palmer, The Rev. Kallistos Timothy Ware |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 125mm x 35mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A collection of texts written in Greek between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox tradition. Compiled in the 18th century … it has had a profound influence on the spiritual life of the Eastern churches” –Theology Digest
About The Author
G.E.H. Palmer
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer (1904-84) studied at Oxford and was the MP for Winchester from 1935 until 1945. He collaborated in many translations, including The Philokalia.
The Most Reverend Kallistos (Ware), Metropolitan of Diokleia was born in England in 1934 and studied at Oxford. He embraced the Orthodox faith in 1954 and was ordained in 1966, in the same year he became a lecturer at Oxford. He was appointed to a Fellowship at Pembroke College, Oxford, in 1979 and was consecrated as auxiliary bishop in 1982. He retired in 2001 and was elevated to Metropolitan in 2007. He is the author of The Orthodox Church and The Orthodox Way.
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer (1904-84) studied at Oxford and was the MP for Winchester from 1935 until 1945. He collaborated in many translations, including The Philokalia.
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