Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church
Demacopoulos, George E.
Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church George E. Demacopoulos - U.S.A University of Notre Dame Press 2007 - 274tr. Paperback, Illustration 23 cm
Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church explores the struggles of five clerics (Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian, and Pope Gregory I) to reconcile their ascetic idealism with the reality of pastoral responsibility. Through a close reading of Greek and Latin texts, George E. Demacopoulos explores each pastor's criteria for ordination, supervision of subordinate clergy, and methods of spiritual direction. He argues that the evolution in spiritual direction that occurred during this period reflected and informed broader developments in religious practices.
9780268025908, 0268025908
Pastoral theology
Church work
Christianity -- Spirituality
253.5 / D369-G35
Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church George E. Demacopoulos - U.S.A University of Notre Dame Press 2007 - 274tr. Paperback, Illustration 23 cm
Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church explores the struggles of five clerics (Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian, and Pope Gregory I) to reconcile their ascetic idealism with the reality of pastoral responsibility. Through a close reading of Greek and Latin texts, George E. Demacopoulos explores each pastor's criteria for ordination, supervision of subordinate clergy, and methods of spiritual direction. He argues that the evolution in spiritual direction that occurred during this period reflected and informed broader developments in religious practices.
9780268025908, 0268025908
Pastoral theology
Church work
Christianity -- Spirituality
253.5 / D369-G35