The T&T Clark History Of Monasticism: The Eastern Tradition 1st Edition

The T&T Clark History Of Monasticism: The Eastern Tradition 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781788317610,1788317610,9781786735935, 1786735938

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• ISBN-10: 1786735938
• ISBN-13: 9781786735935
• Author: John Binns

Despite its rich history in the Latin tradition, Christian monasticism began in the east; the wellsprings of monastic culture and spirituality can be directly sourced from the third-century Egyptian wilderness. In this volume, John Binns creates a vivid, authoritative account that traces the four main branches of eastern Christianity, up to and beyond the Great Schism of 1054 and the break between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Binns begins by exploring asceticism in the early church and the establishment of monastic life in Egypt, led by St Anthony and Pachomius. He chronicles the expansion, influence and later separation of the various Orthodox branches, examining monastic traditions and histories ranging from Syria to Russia and Ethiopia to Asia Minor. Culminating with both the persecution and the revival of monastic life, Binns concludes with an argument for both the diversity and the shared set of practices and ideals between the Orthodox churches, creating a resource for both cross-disciplinary specialist and students of religion, history, and spirituality.

Table contents:

Part One Monasticism before Monasticism: Up to 320
1 From Asceticism to Monasticism
Part Two The Formation of the Tradition: The Period of the Ecumenical Councils
2 Solitude, Community and the Church: Beginnings in Egypt
3 Asceticism and Society: The Holy Men of Syria
4 An Experiment in Community Living: The Cities of Asia Minor
5 The Holy City of Jerusalem and Its Desert
6 The City of Constantinople: Where All Roads Meet
Part Three The Forms of Monastic Tradition: After Iconoclasm
7 Going West: Two Benedicts
8 East to Asia and South to Africa: The Syriac Tradition
9 City and Mountains: The Byzantine Tradition
10 Missionaries and Kings: The Balkans
11 Monasteries in the North: Russia
Part Four The Meaning and Purpose of Monastic Life
12 Hesychasm from Origen to Gregory Palamas
Part Five Resistances and Renewals: After 1453
13 Part One: Varieties of Tribulation: Under Islamic Government
14 Part One: Revival and Renewal in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
13 Part Two: Varieties of Tribulation: Genocide and Atheism
14 Part Two: Revival and Renewal in the Twentieth Century

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