| compiled by St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St Makarios of Corinth
translated from the Greek and edited by G. E. H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard, Kallistos Ware
with the assistance of The Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline), Constantine Cavarnos, Basil Osborne, Norman Russell
Volume II of The Philokalia: The Complete Text
“Since by God’s grace we have renounced Satan and his works and have sworn allegiance to Christ, both at our baptism and now again through our profession as monks, let us keep His commandments. Not only does our double profession demand this of us, but it is also our natural duty, for since we were originally created by God as ‘very good’ (Gen. 1 : 31), we owe it to God to be such. Although sin entered us through our negligence and introduced into us what is contrary to nature, we have been reclaimed through God’s great mercy, and renewed by the passion of Him who is dispassionate. We have been ‘bought with a price’ (I Cor. 6 : 20), namely by the blood of Christ, and liberated from the ancient ancestral sin. If, then, we become righteous, this is nothing great; but to fall from righteousness is pitiable and deserves condemnation.”
—“A Century of Spiritual Texts”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
NOTE ON BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS AND REFERENCES
ST THEODOROS THE GREAT ASCETIC
Introductory Note
A Century of Spiritual Texts
Theoretikon
ST MAXIMOS THE CONFESSOR
Introductory Note
Four Hundred Texts on Love
Foreword to Elpidios the Presbyter
First Century
Second Century
Third Century
Fourth Century
Two Hundred Texts on Theology and the Incarnate Dispensation of the Son of God. Written for Thalassios
First Century
Second Century
Various Texts on Theology, the Divine Economy, and Virtue and Vice
First Century
Second Century
Third Century
Fourth Century
Fifth Century
On the Lord’s Prayer
ST THALASSIOS THE LIBYAN
Introductory Note
On Love, Self-control, and Life in accordance with the Intellect. Written for Paul the Presbyter
First Century
Second Century
Third Century
Fourth Century
ST JOHN OF DAMASKOS
Introductory Note
On the Virtues and the Vices
A DISCOURSE ON ABBA PHILIMON
Introductory Note
Discourse
ST THEOGNOSTOS
Introductory Note
On the Practice of the Virtues, Contemplation and the Priesthood
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX
The Various Texts attributed to St Maximos the Confessor
INDEX
Persons and Sources
Subjects
Item Number: BKF161
Publication data: London, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber, 1990
Format: softcover
Number of pages: 414
Dimensions (l × w × h): 19.8 cm × 12.8 cm × 2.6 cm
ISBN: 0‒571‒15466‒2
$21.95 (USD)
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