Ascending the heights
: a layman's guide to The Ladder of Divine Ascent
/ Father John Mack
Language: Αγγλικά.Country: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής.Publication: Ben Lomond, California : Conciliar Press Ministries, 2000Description: 175 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 1888212179 (pbk.).Dewey: 248.47 (Edition 23rd)Old Classification: Δ2 (Ασκητικά κείμενα)Abstract: In the sixth century, a monk named John wrote a book outlining the stages of the spiritual life. He based his entire work on the image of the ladder of thirty rungs, stretching from earth to heaven. Each rung described a step in the pursuit of virtue and the spiritual life. Since it was first written, The Ladder of Divine Ascent has been an essential formation of Orthodox monasticism, and a mainstay of Orthodox ascetic spirituality. But it is not just for monks and nuns.This book is written to help those in a non-monastic setting, with "ordinary lives" to understand how to apply the Ladder. Each chapter contains many direct quotes from St. John's writings, in addition to commentary on St. John's words. This book, therefore, should be used as a primer to the Ladder as a helpful tool for ascending the spiritual heights.Subject - Author/Title: Ιωάννης της Κλίμακος, Άγιος (579-649) -- Κλίμαξ Subject - Topical Name: ασκητισμός | πνευματική ζωή | νηπτική θεολογία | πνευματική καθοδήγηση | πάθη | αρετές Item type:
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Summary or Abstract: In the sixth century, a monk named John wrote a book outlining the stages of the spiritual life. He based his entire work on the image of the ladder of thirty rungs, stretching from earth to heaven. Each rung described a step in the pursuit of virtue and the spiritual life. Since it was first written, The Ladder of Divine Ascent has been an essential formation of Orthodox monasticism, and a mainstay of Orthodox ascetic spirituality. But it is not just for monks and nuns.This book is written to help those in a non-monastic setting, with "ordinary lives" to understand how to apply the Ladder. Each chapter contains many direct quotes from St. John's writings, in addition to commentary on St. John's words. This book, therefore, should be used as a primer to the Ladder as a helpful tool for ascending the spiritual heights.
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