Steps to Spiritual Perfection: Studies on Spiritual Progress in Evagrius Ponticus (Paperback)

by Jeremy Driscoll (Author)
Key Phrases: Holy Trinity, Kephalaia Gnostica, Evagrius Ponticus (more...)

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Evagrius Ponticus (345-399) was among the first of the desert fathers to articulate in writing the wisdom of the monastic movement. Jeremy Driscoll comments in this book on Evagrius in such a way as to show his spiritual relevance for our times. The encounter with Evagrius here becomes for modern readers what it was for those to whom he first wrote: a way of receiving spiritual nourishment and advice from one of the desert masters far away.

Evagrius sets out challenging conditions that are requirements for the spiritual goal--knowledge of the Holy Trinity in a luminous place of prayer. This important work is:

--a companion volume to Ad Monachos in the Ancient Christian Writers series

--along with Ad Monachos, this is the single most comprehensive book on Evagrius

--shows how the Evagrius of history can act as a spiritual guide today

--breaks new ground in interpreting Evagrius, arguing that his Ad Monachos is a key for interpreting other major questions in Evagrius' other works

About the Author
Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, is professor of theology at Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, OR, and Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo, in Rome. In addition, he has been involved in liturgical questions in the Church in the US, and lectures in the US and abroad.

Product Details

• Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press (November 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809142643
• ISBN-13: 978-0809142644
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #987,511 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good academic work, July 26, 2007

By	H. K. Derr "Dodinel le Savage" (Melrose Park, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you want to work with ancient patterns of spiritual formation, this is a good place to start. However, I cannot recommend it for an average small group setting. It s an academic work, good quality, but for the average person in the pew this will not be a good starting point.