The spirituality of the New Testament and the Fathers
By: [Translated by Mary P. Ryan]
Series: History of Christian spirituality -- 1; History of Christian spirituality -- 1.
Publisher: Desclee Co.
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 541
Subjects: Nieuwe Testament; History of doctrines; Kerkvaders; Spiritual life; Spiritualiteit
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. The legacy of Judaism; title: 2. The teaching and the influence of Jesus; title: 3. The primitive church and St. Paul; title: 4. The synoptic gospels; title: 5. The Johannine writings; title: 6. The epistle to the Hebrews and the first epistle of St. Peter; title: 7. The first Christian generations; title: 8. Martyrdom; title: 9. The problem of gnosis: Christian gnosis and Hellenism; title: 10. The development and continuity of gnosis from its origins to St. Irenaeus; title: 11. The school of Alexandria: Clement; title: 12. The school of Alexandria (conclusion): Origen; title: 13. The origins of monasticism; title: 14. Erudite monasticism: the Cappadocians; title: 15. Erudite monasticism (conclusion): psuedo-Macarius, Evagrius Ponticus; title: 16. Psuedo-Dionysius and the mysticism of the fathers; title: 17. Developments and counter-currents; title: 18. The Latin fathers: from St. Ambrose and St. Jerome to St. Augustine; title: 19. Latin monasticism from St. Augustine to St. Gregory.