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With: Historical commentary Biographical info Appendix with further readings For nearly 2,000 years, Christian mystics, martyrs, and sages have documented their search for the divine. Their writings have bestowed boundless wisdom upon subsequent generations. But they have also burdened many spiritual seekers. The sheer volume of available material creates a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Enter the Upper Room Spiritual Classics series, a collection of authoritative texts on Christian spirituality curated for the everyday reader. Designed to introduce 15 spiritual giants and the range of their works, these volumes are a first-rate resource for beginner and expert alike. Writings of John Cassian includes a significant sampling of writings by this monk and contemporary of Augustine. Excerpts of Cassian's writings on prayer and commitment continue to speak practically and potently to readers 15 centuries later.
"John Cassian: The Conferences is the first complete English translation of the twenty-four dialogues between Cassian and the desert fathers of Egypt. A native of Dacia, Cassian (c. 360-430) joined a monastery in Bethlehem when he was in his early adult years. From Palestine, Cassian and Germanus, a companion, traveled several times to Egypt where they learned about the monastic tradition from the great desert masters or abbas. Cassian's writings here record twenty-four dialogues with fifteen abbas." "The Conferences have long been a key work in monastic circles and among scholars of spirituality. Ramsey's helpful introductions and annotations make them accessible to a new and broader readership. Careful attention to references, notes and appendices demonstrate the outstanding research and writing which helped produce this monumental volume."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. This volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life Saint John Cassian (ca. 360 – 435) (Latin: Jo(h)annes Eremita Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, or Joannes Massiliensis), John the Ascetic, or John Cassian the Roman, was a Christian theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern Churches for his mystical writings. He is known both as one of the "Scythian monks" and as one of the "Desert Fathers." (courtesy of wikipedia.com) This edition includes the following works: Contents: The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Coenobia Book I. Of the Dress of the Monks. Book II. Of the Canonical System of the Nocturnal Prayers and Psalms. Book III. Of the Canonical System of the Daily Prayers and Psalms. Book IV. Of the Institutes of the Renunciants. Book V. Book VI. On the Spirit of Fornication. WE have thought best to omit altogether the translation of this book. Book VII.of the Spirit of Covetousness. Book VIII. Of the Spirit of Anger. Book IX. Of the Spirit of Dejection. Book X. Of the Spirit of Accidie. Book XI. Of the Spirit of Vainglory. Book XII. Conferences of John Cassian. Preface. I. First Conference of Abbot Moses. II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. III. Conference of Abbot Paphnutius. IV. Conference of Abbot Daniel. V. Conference of Abbot Serapion. VI. Conference of Abbot Theodore. VII. First Conference of Abbot Serenus. VIII. The Second Conference of Abbot Serenus. IX. The First Conference of Abbot Isaac. X. The Second Conference of Abbot Isaac. XI. The First Conference of Abbot Chaeremon. XII. The Second Conference of Abbot Chaeremon. XIII. The Third Conference of Abbot Chaeremon. XIV. The First Conference of Abbot Nesteros. XV. The Second Conference of Abbot Nesteros. XVI. The First Conference of Abbot Joseph. XVII. The Second Conference of Abbot Joseph. XVIII. Conference of Abbot Piamun. XIX. Conference of Abbot John. XX. Conference of Abbot Pinufius. XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas. XXII. The Second Conference of Abbot Theonas. XXIII. The Third Conference of Abbot Theonas. XXIV. Conference of Abbot Abraham. The Seven Books on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius.
The first written work of John Cassian in which he shares the wisdom of Egyptian monasticism, especially rules of monastic life & lessons on battling the eight principal vices.
Though the monastic writings of St John Cassian have been enduringly popular, his reputation (not least as a theological author) has been seriously compromised. A. M. C. Casiday begins with an evaluation of conventional ideas about Cassian and, finding them seriously flawed, offers the uirst sustained attempt at re-reading Cassian's works for their theological significance. Specific attention is called to the Christological aspects of Cassian's monastic anthropology. Throughout, reference is made to Cassian's contemporaries - both well-known figures like Augustine of Hippo, Evagrius Ponticus, Vincent of Lérins, and Nestorius, and lesser-known figures such as Prosper of Aquitaine, Valerian of Cimiez, and Paul of Tamma - in order to offer an analysis of Cassian's writings and their significance that is unencumbered by anachronism.
"This study of Cassian's writings is supplemented with Michel Foucault's analysis of the creation of subjects in order to examine Cassian's formation of a specifically Egyptian form of monastic subjectivity for his audience, the monks of Gaul. Foucault's concepts of disciplinary power and pastoral power are also employed to demonstrate the effect Cassian's rhetoric would have upon his direct audience, as well as many other monks throughout history"--
THE obligation, which was promised to the blessed Pope Castor in the preface to those volumes which with God's help I composed in twelve books on the Institutes of the Coenobia, and the remedies for the eight principal faults, has now been, as far as my feeble ability permitted, satisfied. I should certainly like to see what was the opinion fairly arrived at on this work both by his judgment and yours, whether, on a matter so profound and so lofty, and one which has never yet been made the subject of a treatise, we have produced anything worthy of your notice, and of the eager desire of all the holy brethren. But now as the aforesaid Bishop has left us and departed to Christ, meanwhile these ten Conferences of the grandest of the Fathers, viz., the Anchorites who dwelt in the desert of Scete, which he, fired with an incomparable desire for saintliness, had bidden me write for him in the same style (not considering in the greatness of his affection, what a burden he placed on shoulders too weak to bear it)--these Conferences I have thought good to dedicate to you in particular, O blessed Pope, Leontius, and holy brother Helladius. Aeterna Press
The first written work of John Cassian in which he shares the wisdom of Egyptian monasticism, especially rules of monastic life & lessons on battling the eight principal vices.
This book explores Cassian's use of scripture in the 'Conferences', especially its biblical models, to convey his understanding of the desert ideal to the monastic communities of Gaul. This book demonstrates how the scriptures functioned as a dynamic force in the lives of Christians, emphasizes the importance of Cassian in the development of the Western monastic tradition, and offers an alternative to the sometimes problematic descriptions of patristic exegesis as allegory or typology.