Unseen warfare
/ Lorenzo Scupoli
; edited by Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain
; revised by Theophan the Recluse
; translated by E. Kadloubovsky and G. E. H. Palmer
Language: Αγγλικά ; of original work, Ρωσικά.Country: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής.Publication: New York : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1987Description: 280 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 0913836524 (pbk.).Dewey: 248.47 (Edition 23rd)Old Classification: Δ2 (Ασκητικά κείμενα)Abstract: This spiritual classic was written by Lorenzo Scupoli, a sixteenth-century Venetian priest. Immensely popular in its own day, it was ranked by Francis de Sales with the Imitation of Christ. In the general rapport between Western and Eastern Christendom, it reached Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, who first recognized its immense spiritual worth, and later, in the nineteenth century, Theophan the Recluse, both of whom edited and translated the work. Rich in its references to the teachings of the saints and Fathers, Unseen Warfarecombines the insights of West and East on that spiritual combat which is the road to perfection and the stripping away of all that militates against it. Staretz Theophan wrote in his foreword, "the arena, the field of battle, the site where the fight actually takes place is our own heart and all our inner man. The time of battle is our whole life." Unseen Warfare is a perfect complement to the Philokalia.Subject - Topical Name: ασκητικά κείμενα | ασκητισμός | χριστιανική ζωή | πνευματική ζωή | νηπτική θεολογία Item type:
Book
| Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraklitos Library Κεντρικά Βιβλιοστάσια | Άσκηση & Μοναχισμός | 248.47 ScuL cs/uw KadE 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available |
Notes Pertaining to Title and Statement of Responsibility: Translation of: Combattimento spirituale / Scupoli, Lorenzo.
Summary or Abstract: This spiritual classic was written by Lorenzo Scupoli, a sixteenth-century Venetian priest. Immensely popular in its own day, it was ranked by Francis de Sales with the Imitation of Christ. In the general rapport between Western and Eastern Christendom, it reached Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, who first recognized its immense spiritual worth, and later, in the nineteenth century, Theophan the Recluse, both of whom edited and translated the work.
Rich in its references to the teachings of the saints and Fathers, Unseen Warfarecombines the insights of West and East on that spiritual combat which is the road to perfection and the stripping away of all that militates against it. Staretz Theophan wrote in his foreword, "the arena, the field of battle, the site where the fight actually takes place is our own heart and all our inner man. The time of battle is our whole life."
Unseen Warfare is a perfect complement to the Philokalia.
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