Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church. By George E. Demacopoulos

The subject matter of this book is the pastoral oversight exercised by the bishop, and the increasing influence of the monastic model on episcopal practice in the fourth to sixth centuries. The five models discussed are Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Augustine, Cassian, and Pope Gregory I, each repr...

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1. VerfasserIn: Young, Frances M. 1939- (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2010
In: The journal of theological studies
Jahr: 2010, Band: 61, Heft: 1, Seiten: 378-380
Rezension von:Five models of spiritual direction in the early church (Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 2007) (Young, Frances M.)
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Zusammenfassung:The subject matter of this book is the pastoral oversight exercised by the bishop, and the increasing influence of the monastic model on episcopal practice in the fourth to sixth centuries. The five models discussed are Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Augustine, Cassian, and Pope Gregory I, each representing a different response to the ascetic pattern. It is necessary to explain this, as it is hardly clear from the book’s title, given that ‘spiritual direction’ is now defined as ‘the process of accompanying people on a spiritual journey’, the focus being on ‘spiritual experiences’ (quoted from the website of Spiritual Directors International).
ISSN:1477-4607
Enthält:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/flp182