The Philokalia : the complete text / compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth ; translated from the Greek and edited by G.E.H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard, Kallistos Ware with the assistance of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline) [and others].

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Publication InfoLondon ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1979-<2023>
Descriptionvolumes <1-5> ; 22 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorNicodemus, the Hagiorite, Saint, 1748-1809.
Other author/creatorMakarios, Saint, Metropolitan of Corinth, 1731-1805.
Other author/creatorPalmer, G. E. H. (Gerald Eustace Howell), 1904-1984
Other author/creatorSherrard, Philip.
Other author/creatorKallistos, Bishop of Diokleia, 1934-2022.
Uniform titlePhilokalia. English.
Contents Vol. 1. St. Isaiah the Solitary. Evagrios the Solitary. St. John Cassian. St. Mark the Ascetic. St. Hesychios the Priest. St. Neilos the Ascetic. St. Diadochos of Photiki. St. John of Karpathos -- Vol. 2. St. Theodoros the Great Ascetic. St. Maximos the Confessor. St. Thalassios the Libyan. St. John of Damaskos. A discourse on Abba Philimon. St. Theognostos -- Vol. 3. Forty texts on watchfulness / St. Philotheos of Sinai -- A gnomic anthology / Ilias the Presbyter -- The Ladder of Divine Graces / Theophanis the Monk -- Book I. A treasury of divine knowlege ; Book II. Twenty-four discourses / St. Peter of Damaskos -- Paraphrase of the homilies of St. Makarios of Egypt / St. Symeon Metaphrastis -- Vol. 4. On faith ; One hundred and fifty-three practical and theological texts ; The three methods of prayer / St. Symeon the New Theologian -- On the practice of the virtues ; On the inner nature of things and on the purification of the intellect ; On spiritual knowledge, love and the perfection of the living / Nikitas Stithatos -- On inner work in Christ and the monastic profession ; texts / Theoliptos, metropolitan of Philadelphia ; On watchfulness and the guarding of the heart / Nikiphoros the monk -- On commandments and doctrines, warnings and promises, on thoughts, passions and virtues, and also on stillness and prayer ; On the signs of grace and delusion, written for the confessor Longinos ; On stillness ; On prayer / St. Gregory of Sinai -- To the most reverend Nun Xenia ; A new testament decalogue ; In defence of those who devoutly practise a life of stillness ; three texts on prayer and purity of heart ; Topics of natural and theological science and on the moral and ascetic life ; The declaration of the holy mountain in defence of those who devoutly practise a life of stillness / St. Gregory Palamas.
General noteTranslation of: Philokalia.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version: Philokalia. English. Philokalia. London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1979-<1995>
Genre/formEarly works.
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