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On the Mystical Life Vol II (Paperback)
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St Symeon the New theologian was abbot of the monastery of St Mamas
in Constantinople in the 11th century. He was a forceful advocate
of the mystical experience of God in the history of the Byzantine
Church. His writings survived in the Orthodox Church continuing to
play an important role in the renewals of spiritual life and prayer
within the Church. This is the second of a three-volume set
translating "The Ethical Discourses" into English. It addresses the
traditional language of Eastern Christian asceticism in the light
of St Symeon's message on the Church, the sacrament and the "Day of
the Lord" as found in Volume I. St Symeon asserts that "Apatheia",
or "dispassion", the ancient term for freedom from sinful passion,
denotes the real possibility of a transfigured life. Elsewhere in
the book St Symeon takes up the role of the "tools of asceticism" -
fasting, vigils, poverty, in order to underline their function as
instruments enabling conformity to the Cross of Christ. Other
discourses dwell on: the character and signs of the saint; faith
and love; and on ascetic retreat. Throughout the volume St Symeon
anticipates the 14th-century movement of Byzantine hesychasm, as
well as the monastic renaissance of 18th-century Athos and
19th-century Russia.
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