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].
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1979-<2023> |
| Description | volumes <1-5> ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Nicodemus, the Hagiorite, Saint, 1748-1809. |
| Other author/creator | Makarios, Saint, Metropolitan of Corinth, 1731-1805. |
| Other author/creator | Palmer, G. E. H. (Gerald Eustace Howell), 1904-1984 |
| Other author/creator | Sherrard, Philip. |
| Other author/creator | Kallistos, Bishop of Diokleia, 1934-2022. |
| Uniform title | Philokalia. 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 note | Translation of: Philokalia. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Philokalia. English. Philokalia. London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1979-<1995> |
| Genre/form | Early works. |
| LCCN | 82202671 |
| ISBN | 9780571117284 |
| ISBN | 057111377X (v. 1) |
| ISBN | 9780571113774 (v. 1) |
| ISBN | 0571117252 (v. 2) |
| ISBN | 9780571117253 (v. 2) |
| ISBN | 9780571125487 (v. 2 ; pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0571125484 (v. 2 ; pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0571117260 (v. 3) |
| ISBN | 9780571117260 (v. 3) |
| ISBN | 9780571125494 (v. 3 ; pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0571125492 (v. 3 ; pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0571117279 (v. 4) |
| ISBN | 9780571117277 (v. 4) |
| ISBN | 0571117287 (v. 5) |
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