Title: Ascetic Discourses
First published: 2002
Description: Written in the fifth century, during one of the most formative periods of Christian monasticism in Egypt and Palestine, The Ascetic Discourses show a strong influence of the Scripture, both Old and New, and of Early monastic writers. Abba Isaiah has set forth a practical guide for monks, ever aware of the challanges that interpersonal relationships present within monastic communities.
Subjects: Asceticism, Desert Fathers, History, Desert fathers
People: Isaiah Abba (d. 489 or 491)
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600
LC classification: BR65.I663 A83 2002