Talking Back: A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons Volume 229

by Evagrius Ponticus

Book Overview

How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345 '399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should talk back to demons with relevant passages from the Bible. His book Talking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879073292
• ISBN13: 9780879073299
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"