Author: Evagrius Ponticus
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0879071923
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The living link through whom the ascetic principles of hellenistic philosophers passed into monasticism, Evagrius molded christian asceticism through his own works and through his influence on John Cassian, Climacus, Pseudo 'Denis, and Saint Benedict.