John Cassian and the Jews
The article discusses the monastic conversion of life in the works of author John Cassian. The desert monks that Cassian portrayed left behind their family and friends. Monastic life is all about personal and communal conversion. This conversion causes concern for Christians and Jews. Both feared an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2006, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-16 |
| Further subjects: | B
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
B Christians B Jews B Authors B Cassian, John, 360-435 B CONVERSION (Religion) B Independent writers and authors B MONASTIC life |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The article discusses the monastic conversion of life in the works of author John Cassian. The desert monks that Cassian portrayed left behind their family and friends. Monastic life is all about personal and communal conversion. This conversion causes concern for Christians and Jews. Both feared and resisted attempts to be converted to the other. Cassian puts this fear in the context of the virtue of "discretio" or its absence. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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