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The Philokalia
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A selection of key works from the foundational book of the Orthodox Church, in a landmark new translation. ‘Eat the gnostic bread of wisdom found in this book, and drink the wine which gladdens the heart’ The Philokalia is the most influential book in the recent...
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A selection of key works from the foundational book of the Orthodox Church, in a landmark new translation.
‘Eat the gnostic bread of wisdom found in this book, and drink the wine which gladdens the heart’
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, 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 the pursuit of contemplative prayer, ‘inner asceticism’, and the purification of the soul.
Translated by Jonathan L. Zecher and Andrew Louth
With an Introduction by Andrew Louth with Jonathan L. Zecher
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241201374
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Andrew Louth
- Translated by Jonathan L. Zecher
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Andrew Louth (Translator)
Andrew Louth is Emeritus Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University.
Jonathan L. Zecher (Translator)
Jonathan Zecher is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University.
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