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Christopher C.H. Cook

The Philokalia and the Inner Life

On Passions and Prayer

Buch

The 'Philokalia', a collection of spiritual texts by fathers of the Eastern Church spanning the fourth to the fifteenth centuries, was first published in Venice in 1782. Significant in bringing about a renaissance of Orthodox spirituality since then, it shows deep psychological as well as spiritual awareness. 'The Philokalia and the Inner Life' critically examines the nature of mental and spiritual well-being as understood in the Philokalia. It identifies the passions as 'hostile pleasures', with a seductive and addictive quality, which are detrimental to human well-being, and explores the remedies for the passions that the 'Philokalia' presc… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-227-17342-8
  • EAN: 9780227173428
  • Produktnummer: 10718552
  • Verlag: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 402 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.3 cm 598 g
  • Gewicht: 598
  • Sonstiges: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Über den Autor


The Reverend Professor Chris Cook, BSc, MB, BS, MD, MA, FRCPsych, is a Research Fellow at Durham University and teaches Spirituality and Pastoral Theology at Cranmer Hall, St John's College, Durham. He is consultant psychiatrist with over 20 years experience in the field of substance misuse. He is author of Alcohol, Addiction & Christian Ethics (CUP 2006), joint author (with Griffith Edwards and Jane Marshall) of the 3rd and 4th editions of the Treatment of Drinking Problems (CUP 1997 and 2003), and lead editor of Spirituality and Psychiatry (RCPsych Publications 2009). He has also published numerous journal articles and book chapters. He is Director of the Project for Spirituality, Theology & Health, jointly supported by the Department of Theology & Religion and the School of Medicine and Health at Durham University.

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