In a day when psychological counseling sometimes passes as spiritual direction', this book reminds us that early Christians--like Eastern Christians still today--were convinced that only someone with long and deep experience in prayer and discipline can dare to lead others along the way to God.
By:
Ir�n�e Hausherr SJ Introduction by:
Kalistos Ware Translated by:
Anthony P. Gythiel Imprint: Liturgical Press Country of Publication: United States Volume: 116 Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 680g ISBN:9780879075163 ISBN 10: 0879075163 Series:Cistercian Studies Series Pages: 434 Publication Date:01 May 1990 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Irénée Hausherr, SJ, (1881-1978) was a Jesuit of Alsatian origin and specialist in Greek patristic and monastic spirituality.
Reviews for Spiritual Direction in the Early Christian East
. . . The basic study on spiritual fatherhood.Bishop Kallistos Ware