Holy Hesychia: The Stillness that Knows God Contributor(s): Palamas, Gregory (Author), Amis, Robin (Commentaries by) |
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ISBN: 099551030X ISBN-13: 9780995510302 Publisher: Pleroma Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Theology |
Dewey: 248.2 |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 246 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This great work of St Gregory Palamas is an exposition of a spiritual tradition that has been practised, tried and tested for over 1600 years. Palamas describes the difference between worldly and spiritual knowledge, the nature of illumination and how the action of the divine may be encountered within us. It was written almost 700 years ago in support of the practice of hesychasm - the path of inner stillness, which originated in the fourth century - a practice that perhaps has greater relevance today than ever before. In an age when the West prefers to look East in search of a spiritual tradition, to the practices of yoga, zen or Sufism, it is a surprise to discover that there is an authentic and unbroken Western tradition, stretching back nearly two millennia, that has continually offered the 'living water' of a way followed by numerous saints. |