Teachings on the prayer of the heart in the Greek and Syrian fathers
Subtitle: the significance of body and community
By: by Jill Gather.
Series: Gorgias dissertations -- 40
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Contemplation; Mysticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Spiritual life -- Chrisitainity; Spirituality; Prayer -- Christianity; Heart -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The prayer of the heart and its biblical origins; title: The prayer of the heart and its Syrian Christian background; title: The prayer of the heart and its Greek Christian background; title: The early Byzantine synthesis; title: Retrospective and prospective.