Western Asceticism / Edition 1

by Owen Chadwick

Overview

Students of church history and the monastic ascetic life will find this volume of much interest. Contained are three important documents of the early Christian Church: The Sayings of the Fathers, The Conferences of Cassian, and The Rule of Saint Benedict.

Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works—each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century—contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664241612
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/01/1958
Series:	The Library of Christian Classics , #17
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Owen Chadwick is Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Cambridge in England. He is an ordained Anglican priest.