The Philokalia :A Selection
The Philokalia :A Selection
paperback | English
Published:
30 October, 2025
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The Philokalia is the most influential book in the recent history of the Orthodox Church, aside from the Bible. It is an anthology of thirty-six spiritual texts written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by the masters of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, tracing a continuous tradition of the prayer of the heart, or hesychasm, in which the Jesus Prayer plays a growing role, from Evagrios of Pontos to Gregory Palamas. First published in Greek in 1782, and revered for offering a rich tapestry of wisdom on the path to union with God, the texts, largely of monastic origin, serve as a guide to lay people as well as monks in their pursuit of contemplative prayer, ‘inner asceticism’, and the purification of the soul.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241201374 |
| ISBN10 | 0241201373 |
| Number Of Pages | 496 |
| Item Weight | 363 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 197 x 27 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Andrew Louth is Emeritus Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University.
Jonathan L. Zecher is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University.