| The Praktikos & Chapters on Prayer: Volume 4 Contributor(s): Evagrius Ponticus (Author), Bamberger, John Eudes (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0879079045 ISBN-13: 9780879079048 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1972 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 248.27 |
| LCCN: 76152483 |
| Series: Cistercian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.94" W x 8.5" (0.51 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The living link through whom the ascetic principles of hellenistic philosophers passed into monasticism, Evagrius molded Christian asceticism through his own works and through his influcence on John Cassian, Climacus, and Saint Benedict. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bamberger, John Eudes: - John Eudes Bamberger entered Gethsemani Abbey in 1950, having earned an MD from the University of Cincinnati the previous year and done his internship at Georgetown University Hospital. A student of Thomas Merton from 1952-1955, he worked with Merton, after his ordination in 1956, in screening applicants to the abbey. He served as abbot of the Abbey of the Genesee, in New York state, from 1971 until 2001. Since returning from a term as superior in the Philippines, he lives in a hermitage at Genesee. |
