num_pages: 304
description: The first written work of John Cassian in which he shares the wisdom of Egyptian monasticism, especially rules of monastic life and lessons on battling the eight principal vices.
language: English
title: John Cassian: The Institutes
titlecomplete: John Cassian: The Institutes
genres: Church, Religion, Church History, Theology, Spirituality, Christian
ratings_count: 92
publisher: Newman Press of the Paulist Press