“The four desert Fathers who give their names to this volume—Pambo, Evagrius, Macarius of Egypt, and Macarius of Alexandria—were well known in late antiquity but were most famous, perhaps, because of their Lives recounted by the monk (and later bishop) Palladius in his Lausiac History. The Lausiac History, however, is not a straightforward historical source; theological and spiritual issues, indeed arguments and bitter fisticuffs, have seemingly shaped its form and contents. The most important of these issues vis-à-vis the four Lives offered here were Origenism and the Anthropomorphite controversy.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Foreword Preface Abbreviations Four Desert Fathers Introduction 1. The Life of Pambo 2. The Life of Evagrius 3. The Life of Macarius the Great 4. The Life of Macarius of Alexandria Appendices I. Seven Goals of Anti-Origenism II. Syriac Lausiac History [72] and [73] III. Evagrius Debates Three Demons IV. Apa Aphou and Archbishop Theophilus Debate the Image of God Scripture Index Index of Names and Subjects Bibliography
Item Number: BKV644 Publication Data: Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2004 Format: softcover Number of Pages: 203 Dimensions (l × w × h): 18.4 cm × 12.7 cm × 1.5 cm ISBN: 0‒88141‒256‒2
