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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The way of the ascetics The way of the ascetics Tito Colliander This rich, compact introduction to the Eastern Christian spiritual tradition provides insightful reflections on self-control and inner peace. Colliander includes succinct yet profound extracts from t… OL10609444W
Ascetic Discourses Ascetic Discourses Isaiah Abba Written in the fifth century, during one of the most formative periods of Christian monasticism in Egypt and Palestine, The Ascetic Discourses show a strong influence of the Scripture, both Old and N… OL12097399W
Confessions Confessions Augustine of Hippo Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religio… OL137872W
Isaac of Nineveh's ascetical eschatology Isaac of Nineveh's ascetical eschatology Scully, Jason (Assistant professor) "Isaac of Nineveh's Ascetical Eschatology demonstrates that Isaac's eschatology is an original synthesis based on ideas garnered from a distinctively Syriac cultural milieu. Jason Scully investigates… OL20975155W
The Jewish pleasure principle The Jewish pleasure principle Reuven P. Bulka Index. Includes bibliographic notes. OL2645936W
Headings on spiritual knowledge Headings on spiritual knowledge Isaac Bishop of Nineveh "Appearing for the first time in English, this volume contains a translation of the Kephalaia Gnostika, the first three chapters of the recently-discovered "Second Part" of the corpus of St Isaac of … OL31924556W
Making transcendents Making transcendents Robert Ford Campany "By the middle of the third century B. CE. in China there were individuals who sought to become transcendents (xian) - deathless, godlike beings endowed with supernormal powers. The search for transc… OL3524778W
Way of the Ascetics Way of the Ascetics Colliander, Tito "Way of the Ascetics is a rich, compact introduction for modern readers to the Eastern Christian spiritual tradition that has been an inspiration to millions for centuries. These compassionate and in… OL5480139W