About this title: "The Philokalia" is a collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, then translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, "The Philokalia" has exercised an influence in the recent history of the Orthodox Church far greater than ...
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Your search:Books»The Philokalia, Volume 2: The Complete Text; Compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain & St. Markarios of Corinth(14 available copies)
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date Published: 1986-08-01
ISBN-13:9780571154661ISBN:0571154662
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Description: New. The Philokalia is a collection of text written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual master of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, The Philokalia h... read more
"In my opinion, this book is more difficult to handle than the first volume of the Philokalia, because it is mostly comprised of the writings from St. Maximos the Confessor, who, I have to admit, is a bit of a mind-bender, probably because he is from a scholarly background. It becomes even more important here to keep in touch with the glossary provided with the text. Some understanding of Plato is helpful, since he is clearly influenced by Neo-Platonic thought. What I like most about his work was probably his explanation of how to approach text, specifically the Scriptures. Too often we get entangled in the literal meaning of the scriptures when there is so much more to be had.
Also St. John of Damaskos has a brief homily in this volume that does an excellent job of summarizing most of what I've read thus far. So if you're looking for the cliff notes, check out St. John of Damaskos."
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