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The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, then translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, The Philokalia has exercised an influence in the recent history of the Orthodox Church far greater than that of any book apart from the Bible. It is concerned with themes of universal how man may develop his inner powers and awake from illusion; how he may overcome fragmentation and achieve spiritual wholeness; how he may attain the life of contemplative stillness and union with God. Only a selection of texts from The Philokalia has been available hitherto in English. The present rendering, which is a completely new translation, is designed to appear in five volumes. The first of these was published by Faber and Faber in 1979. The second volume consists mainly of writings from the seventh century, in particular by St Maximus the Co

Author

St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth

Publisher

London ; Boston: Faber and Faber

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780571117284

Subjects

Religion, Philosophy, Christian

Rating

4.65 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14