The Seven Deadly Sins: Their origin in the spiritual teaching of Evagrius the Hermit

The Seven Deadly Sins: Their origin in the spiritual teaching of Evagrius the Hermit
ISBN-10
0281062994
ISBN-13
9780281062997
Series
The Seven Deadly Sins
Category
Religion
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2013-04-23
Publisher
SPCK
Author
Angela Tilby

Description

Until recently little has been known about Evagrius of Pontus. His work on the eight evil thoughts was widely influential in the development of the idea of the Seven Deadly Sins in the Western Spiritual tradition. But those who followed him, from Cassian to Augustine, were more concerned with attributing guilt, and thought in a forensic way. This was very unlike the thought of Evagrius who concerned himself with questions about how to deal with evil thoughts and temptations in a healing way. Each chapter deals with one of the Thoughts, giving the contemporary background, the biblical and theological background, the teaching of Evagrius and what came after, and its relevance for us today.

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