Preparing the mind for prayer: The Wanderer, hesychasm and theosis

This article reads the celebrated Old English lament The Wanderer within the context of the early monastic tradition of hesychasm, the harnessing of meandering thoughts prior to approaching the stillness of prayer, and the doctrine of theosis, the belief that humankind can share in the divine nature...

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Autor principal: Leneghan, F
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Springer Netherlands 2015