| Western Asceticism Contributor(s): Chadwick, Owen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0664241611 ISBN-13: 9780664241612 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1958 Annotation: Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works?each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century?contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries. The Library of Christian Classics ensures that this great literature of the Christian heritage is easily available and invites the ongoing development of theology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Church - History |
| LCCN: 58008713 |
| Series: Library of Christian Classics (Paperback Westminster) |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.54" W x 8.53" (1.05 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Students of church history and the monastic ascetic life will find this volume of much interest. Contained are three important documents of the early Christian Church: The Sayings of the Fathers, The Conferences of Cassian, and The Rule of Saint Benedict. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chadwick, Owen: - Owen Chadwick is Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Cambridge in England. He is an ordained Anglican priest. |