Purity of heart in early ascetic and monastic literature
Subtitle: essays in honor of Juana Raasch, O.S.B.
By: Harriet Luckman, Linda Kulzer, editors.
Contributors: Raasch, Juana, 1927-1974.; Luckman, Harriet, 1956-; Kulzer, Linda.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Monastic and religious life -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Heart -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Description: "These essays honor the memory of Juana Raasch, O.S.B. (1927-1974), one of the first Benedictine women in America to consider the subject of early monasticism by returning to the texts and sources of the early ascetical movements. A student of classical languages as well as monasticism, she researched in particular the subject of "purity of heart" in early Christian texts. Her work is a valuable resource for those interested in monastic movements or in patristic studies."--BOOK JACKET.

"Sixteen monastic and patristic scholars in this volume honor Juana Raasch's scholarship by providing essays examining the understanding of "purity of heart" from Old Testament literature to the Rule of Benedict."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.