The Conferences of John Cassian: The Wisdom of the Desert
, by Cassian, JohnNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780738829333 | 0738829331
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/1/2000
During his visits to the Egyptian deserts John Cassian met with many of the most important spiritual fathers. The Conferences are the remembrances of these conversations and cover a wide range of spiritual topics. The fathers were from different backgrounds, and while some were able to communicate in Greek and had been born into wealthy families, others were required to use interpreters and had come from more humble origins. The topics covered in these conversations ranged from christian perfection, in the first conference of Abbot Moses, to that on penitence in the conversation with Abbot Pinufius.