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Letters from the desert : Barsanuphius and John : a selection of questions and responses
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ISBN: 0881412546 9780881412543 Year: 2003 Publisher: Crestwood St Vladimir's Seminary Press

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Two monastic elders the 'Great Old Man' Barsanuphius, and the 'Other Old Man' John flourished in the southern region around Gaza in the early part of the sixth century. Maintaining strict seclusion within their cells, they spoke to others only through letters by way of Abba Seridos, the abbot of the monastic community in Gaza, where these two holy men lived in silence. The authority of John may be described as more institutional, responding as he does to problems of a practical nature; the authority of Barsanuphius is more inspirational, responding to principles of a spiritual nature. Thus, they complemented each other and together they maintained a harmonious 'authority-in-charity.' Rather than the Western emphasis on discipline, these two elders retained an emphasis on discernment, thus preserving the flexibility and fluidity of the Egyptian desert lifestyles (from whence Barsanuphius had been formed). Nevertheless, both men were highly educated and displayed a fine intellect, as is reflected in their writings. In the East, one sought out an elder, an Old Man (a geron in Greek or an abba, the Coptic word) as a spiritual director, and this was the chief role of monastic community to the surrounding community. These letters of the two Old Men were written to hermits, to monks in the community, to those in the choir, to priests, and to lay persons. Some were intended for advanced instruction, while others were intended for novices according to the capacity of the inquirer. So one must not perceive as a general rule words spoken to souls at different spiritual levels. Still, these questions and answers evoke the image of the Christian tradition being passed from elder to disciple, and the contemporary reader will be able to appreciate the method and possibly be inspired to imitate the message.

Poverty on the way to god : Thomas aquinas on evangelical poverty
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ISBN: 9068316141 Year: 1994 Volume: 2 Publisher: Leuven : Editions Peeters,

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Filosofie van de Middeleeuwen --- Philosophie du Moyen Age --- Theologie --- Thomas d'Aquin, Saint --- Thomas van Aquino, Heilige --- Théologie --- 2 THOMAS AQUINAS:271 --- Monasticism and religious orders --- -Poverty --- -Poverty, Vow of --- Vow of poverty --- Vows --- Destitution --- Wealth --- Basic needs --- Begging --- Poor --- Subsistence economy --- Monachism --- Monastic orders --- Monasticism and religious orders for men --- Monasticism and religious orders of men --- Orders, Monastic --- Religious orders --- Brotherhoods --- Christian communities --- Brothers (Religious) --- Friars --- Monks --- Superiors, Religious --- Godsdienst. Theologie-:-Kloosterwezen. Religieuze orden en congregaties. Monachisme--THOMAS AQUINAS --- Common life --- Religious aspects --- -Christianity --- -History --- -Thomas Aquinas, Saint --- -Views on poverty --- 2 THOMAS AQUINAS:271 Godsdienst. Theologie-:-Kloosterwezen. Religieuze orden en congregaties. Monachisme--THOMAS AQUINAS --- Poverty, Vow of --- Poverty --- Monastic poverty --- Poverty, Monastic --- Christianity --- History of doctrines --- Thomas, --- Akʻvineli, Tʻoma, --- Akvinietis, Tomas, --- Akvinskiĭ, Foma, --- Aquinas, --- Aquinas, Thomas, --- Foma, --- Thomas Aquinas, --- Tʻoma, --- Toma, --- Tomas, --- Tomasu, --- Tomasu, Akwinasu, --- Tomasz, --- Tommaso, --- Tʻovma, --- Тома, Аквінський, --- תומאס, --- תומס, --- اكويني ، توما --- Ākvīnās, Tūmās, --- اكويني، توما, --- آکويناس، توماس,

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