Macarian Legacy The Place of Macarius-Symeon in the Eastern Christian Tradition

Name: Macarian Legacy The Place of Macarius-Symeon in the Eastern Christian Tradition
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ISBN: 9780199267798

ISBN-10: 0199267790

ISBN-13: 9780199267798

Edition: 2004

Authors: Marcus Plested

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The Macarian writings are among the most important and influential works of the early Christian ascetic and mystical tradition. This book offers an introduction to the work of Macarius-Symeon (commonly referred to as Pseudo-Macarius), outlining the lineaments of his teaching and the historical context of his works. The book goes on to examine and re-evaluate the complex question of his relationship with the Messalian tendency and to explore the nature of his theological and spiritual legacy in the later Christian tradition. In so doing the book also offers substantial treatments of the work of Mark the Monk, Diadochus of Photice, Abba Isaiah, and Maximus Confessor. It stands therefore not…

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List price: $265.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/2/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.82" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English




The Background



The Macarian Writings and their Historical Context



The Lineaments of the Macarian Vision



Macarius and the Cappadocians



Macarius and Evagrius



The Legacy



Mark the Monk



Diadochus of Photice



The Asceticon of Abba Isaiah



Maximus the Confessor


Conclusion