Psalmody and Prayer in the Writings of Evagrius Ponticus
Regular price
€182.90
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
Category=QRAX
Category=QRM
Category=QRVG
Category=QRVK
Category=QRVS5
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
Product details
- ISBN 9780199273201
- Weight: 438g
- Dimensions: 145 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 10 Feb 2005
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Evagrius Ponticus was the most prolific writer of the Christian Desert Fathers. This book is a study of his life, works, and theology. It gives particular attention to his little-studied exegetical treatises, especially the Scholia on Psalms, as well as his better-known works, in order to present a more balanced picture of Evagrius the monk. The practice of psalmody in Northern Egyptian monastic communities of the late fourth century is explored, as is Evagrius' understanding of psalmody's healing properties, and his recommendation of memorized scripture as a spiritual weapon against temptation. Further chapters discuss Evagrius' model of spiritual progress and his use of medical terminology and theory; the logoi of providence and judgement and their use in Christian contemplation; and Evagrius' controversial Christology and his work, the Kephalaia Gnostica.
Father Luke Dysinger is a monk of Saint Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo, California and Assistant Professor in the Department of Moral Theology and Church History, Saint John's Seminary, Camarillo, California.
