Title: Early fathers from the Philokalia, together with some writingsof St Abba Dor otheus, St Isaac of Syria and St Gregory Palamas
First published: 1954
Description: Ancient Christian spiritual guide to intimacy with God. This is the book used by the author of Way of a Pilgrim. It focuses more on the prayerful apects of hesychasm than the much longer, multi-volume translation of the Greek Philokalia. This book offers a more concise and spiritual introduction by the fathers to prayer than the somewhat overwhelming Greek version.
Subjects: ancient christian, christian prayer, christian asceticism, russian spirituality.
People: theophan the recluse