Useful servanthood
Subtitle: a study of spiritual formation in the writings of Abba Ammonas
By: Bernadette McNary-Zak ; with the Greek corpus of Ammonas in English translation by Nada Conic, Lawrence Morey, and Richard Upsher Smith
Contributors: Conic, Nada; Morey, Lawrence; Smith, Richard Upsher; Ammonas, Saint, 4th cent
Series: Cistercian studies series -- no. 224
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780879072247; 9780879079222
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to the literature of the desert; title: The correspondence of Abba Ammonas; title: The monastic journey; title: The gift of discernment; title: A community of discernment; title: Monasticism, mysticism, and ecclesia; title: The writings of Abba Ammonas; title: Letters; title: Instructions; title: Exhortations, or paragraphs of encouragement.