Writers of the Philokalia

by Marilynn Hughes

WRITERS OF THE PHILOKALIA: The Early Church Fathers of the Western Christian Tradition are widely known, but the Early Desert Fathers of the Orthodox Church (The Writers of the Philokalia) are not as widely known or understood. What makes them unique is their unusual asceticism. Most of them became hermits and lived in the caves of Egypt to uncover the deepest secrets of the inner soul of man. It was in this profound aloneness and heightened dispassion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466245328
• ISBN13: 9781466245327
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"