Brock Spirituality in the Syriac Tradition

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3245-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 166 Seiten

Reihe: Moran Etho

In the present volume, Sebastian Brock provides an introduction and overview of the unique themes and features of spirituality in the Syriac tradition and includes excerpts from various texts throughout the Syriac tradition that exhibit these features.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brock, Sebastian P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents (page 6)
- Foreword (page 9)
- Chapter 1: The Importance and Influence of Syriac Spirituality (page 11)
- Chapter 2: A Bird's Eye View of the History of Syriac Spirituality (page 14)
- Chapter 3: The Main Writers and Their Works (page 26)
- Chapter 4: The Early Period: Some Prominent Themes (page 46)
- Chapter 5: The Proto - Monastic Tradition (page 59)
- Chapter 6: The Christian Life: Baptism* and Eucharist (page 70)
- Chapter 7: Some Prominent Themes (page 94)
- Chapter 8: For Further Reading (page 109)
- Chapter 9: A Selection of Further Texts (page 114)
- Publications of the Seeri (page 164)