Despondency: The Spiritual Teaching of Evagrius of Pontus

Description

Author: Bunge Gabriel

Brand: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr

Edition: Translation

Package Dimensions: 15x213x227

Number Of Pages: 156

Release Date: 14-05-2012

Details: This ultimately joyful work is one of the few books available in English to deal exclusively with the problem of despondency-acedia- and how it can be overcome. Bunge analyzes the views of Evagrius Ponticus, the famous “philosopher of the desert,” on the dangers of acedia. Evagrius develops a sophisticated psychology which remains beneficial to us today. Indeed, this 4th-century Desert Father writes for Christians everywhere: for those in modern deserts -the city- and for those subject to silent despair. This is a companion book to Dragon’s Wine and Angel’s Bread (SVS Press, 2009).