Download or read book Tertullian Origen and Cassian on Prayer written by Quintus Tertullian and published by . This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quintus Tertullian (c. 160-c. 220) is distinguished by being the first major Christian thinker to write in the Latin language. According to Eusebius, he was raised in Carthage, the son of a Roman centurion. Following his conversion to the faith, he became an impassioned defender of the rights of Christians. Origen Adamantius (c. 185-254) taught in Alexandria, reviving the catechetical school of Alexandria in which Clement of Alexandria had taught. His translations, commentaries, and theological works mark him as one of the finest minds of early Christianity. John Cassian (c. 360-435), born in Europe, first joined a monastery in Palestine and then traveled to Egypt to learn from the Desert Fathers. After his return to Europe, he founded a monastery in southern France. His writings would eventually influence St. Benedict, who recommended Cassian's texts to his monks. All three writers in this collection offer reflections on the Lord's Prayer, together with practical advice for prayer. This common ground provides a basis for comparisons, along with a rich picture of Christian spirituality in the ancient world. At the same time, the authors address questions about prayer that are still relevant today.
Download or read book A History of Prayer written by Roy Hammerling and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Prayer is real religion,” said Auguste Sabatier. If so, the academic study of prayer allows scholars to examine the very heart of religious practices, beliefs, and convictions. Since prayers exist in a wide variety of content, contexts, forms, and practices, a comprehensive approach to the study of prayer is required. Therefore, this volume includes scholars from a wide range of disciplines, in order to discover the breadth of “real religion” from the first to the fifteenth centuries. This volume especially focuses upon the history of Christianity and monasticism, where prayer was the school of hope, faith, and critical thought, awakening the faithful to every aspect of religious and daily life. Contributors are L. Edward Phillips, Karlfried Froehlich, Michael Joseph Brown, David W. Fagerberg, Columba Stewart, Benedicta Ward, Susan Boynton, Corey Barnes, Johannes Heil, Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Roger S. Wieck, Paul W. Robinson and Roy Hammerling.
Download or read book Tertullian s Tract on the Prayer written by Ernest Evans and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short book, besides what it may suggest of help in the way of godliness, gives an insight into the mind of a man of strong opinions who was not afraid to express them, as also into the life of a community some at least of whom were not indisposed to make experiments, however little their mentor is prepared to afford them encouragement. The time was soon to come when he, as a Montanist, was to try to enforce many new practices, on the ground that, "Our Lord Jesus Christ said, 'I am the truth,' not 'I am the custom.'" -- From the introduction
Download or read book Origen on Prayer written by Origen and published by CCEL. This book was released on 1947 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tertullian s Treatises written by Tertullian and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Way of the Fathers written by Mike Aquilina and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2000-02-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pious to the practical, the reflections of the Fathers of the Church cover virtually every aspect of the Christian life. Noted author Mike Aquilina has compiled their ancient axioms into a concise collection of comments designed for busy, modern readers. Pray with the poetry of St. Gregory Nazianzen. Find clear direction in the practical advice of St. Jerome. And, let your heart turn toward the heavenly Jerusalem, following the 1,000 timeless treasures in The Way of the Fathers. "A power-packed collection of the Fathers' concise, clear, and challenging statements on issues still relevant to Christians today. A helpful tool, for anyone seeking to live the authentic Gospel life as understood by the first Christians."
Download or read book Compelling God written by Stephanie Clark and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Compelling God, Stephanie Clark examines the relationship between prayer, gift giving, the self, and community in Anglo-Saxon England.
Download or read book To Pray and to Love written by Roberta C. Bondi and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayer is an integral aspect of the love of God and neighbor, which to many is the ultimate goal of a fulfilling Christian life. However, many want to find a way to pray but are unable to understand or justify prayer theologically. Still others believe that God will not support them in the midst of cosmic hurt. This book addresses these concerns.
Download or read book Tertullian on Prayer written by Quintus Tertullianus and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tertullian on Prayer.Tertullian gives us the essentials on prayer. Starting with the Lord's Prayer, he breaks down each section, giving us expounded meaning into each phrase. He then goes on to discuss where and when we should pray, how we should pray and what the importance of prayer is in our faith life."But how far more amply operative is Christian prayer! It does not station the angel of dew in mid-fires, nor muzzle lions, nor transfer to the hungry the rustics' bread; it has no delegated grace to avert any sense of suffering; but it supplies the suffering, and the feeling, and the grieving, with endurance: it amplifies grace by virtue, that faith may know what she obtains from the Lord, understanding what-for God's name's sake-she suffers." -Tertullian
Download or read book Daily Prayer in the Early Church written by Paul F. Bradshaw and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In liturgical study, and especially in English liturgical study, the subject of the daily office has always been something of the poor relation', writes the author in his preface. This volume aims to do something to fill that gap. It begins with a detailed examination of the Jewish background and of the practice of daily prayer in the first three centuries of the Church, and goes on to trace the evolution of the divine office in both its monastic and secular forms in East and West down to the time of St. Benedict. Intended as a replacement for The Influence of the Synagogue upon the Divine Office by C. W. Dugmore (Alcuin Club Collection No. 45), it not only incorporates the results of recent research by continental scholars and others but also challenges traditional assumptions at a number of important points, offering a fresh interpretation of the evidence.
Download or read book Prayer in Christian Theology written by Alfred Leslie Lilley and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prayer written by Origen and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composed c. 233, the treatise on Prayer is not merely a treatise, but a prayer itself. The Exhortation was composed c. 235 to provide solace for Origen's great friend and patron, Ambrose, and the presbyter, Protoctetus, both of whom had been imprisoned.
Download or read book The Concept and Practice of Prayer in Tertullian s De Oratione and Origen s Peri Euches written by Gregory Ross Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis explores three factors which contributed to the concept and practice of prayer in two ancient Christian writings, 'De Oratione ' by Tertullian of Carthage and 'Peri Euches' by Origen of Alexandria. This thesis examines their concept of Scripture, their hermeneutic theory and their philosophical presuppositions. Further, this thesis demonstrates how these three factors contribute to the concept and practice of prayer in the works in question. The second chapter is devoted to a background discussion of these factors as they pertain to 'De Oratione' and ' Peri Euches'. The third through fifth chapters examine these authors' expositions of the Lord's Prayer along with topics they treat in common and in isolation from each other. This thesis also compares and contrasts the two authors' works in such a way that the differences between the two are explained based upon the varying presuppositions with which each author worked. This study is important since these two writings are the earliest treatises devoted to prayer. Tertullian's was the first while Origen's was an early comprehensive treatise on prayer. Tertullian and Origen are contrasted since each represents a distinct strand of ancient Christianity. Tertullian lived in the western portion of the Roman empire while Origen lived in the east. They were influenced by different philosophical traditions and used different hermeneutical methods. They were near contemporaries. These reasons lend support to the notion that a comparison of the two authors and their writings on prayer would be important.
Download or read book John Cassian written by John Cassian and published by The Newman Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "John Cassian: The Conferences is the first complete English translation of the twenty-four dialogues between Cassian and the desert fathers of Egypt. A native of Dacia, Cassian (c. 360-430) joined a monastery in Bethlehem when he was in his early adult years. From Palestine, Cassian and Germanus, a companion, traveled several times to Egypt where they learned about the monastic tradition from the great desert masters or abbas. Cassian's writings here record twenty-four dialogues with fifteen abbas." "The Conferences have long been a key work in monastic circles and among scholars of spirituality. Ramsey's helpful introductions and annotations make them accessible to a new and broader readership. Careful attention to references, notes and appendices demonstrate the outstanding research and writing which helped produce this monumental volume."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Cassian s Prayer for the 21st Century written by John J. Levko and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Saint John Cassian lived and wrote centuries ago (c. 360-435), his spiritual writings continue to be important to contemporary church life and personal spirituality. The rich religious traditions of Eastern Christianity influenced the course and development of monasticism in the West. Today, all Christians can, through Saint Cassian's focus on prayer, reach a higher state.
Download or read book On Prayer written by Tertullian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, commonly referred to as Tertullian (c. 160 - c. 220 AD), was raised in Carthage. He was thought to be the son of a Roman centurion, a trained lawyer, and an ordained priest. These assertions rely on the accounts of Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, and St. Jerome's De viris illustribus (On famous men). Tertullian is the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity"and "the founder of Western theology." Though conservative, he did originate and advance new theology to the early Church. He is perhaps most famous for being the oldest extant Latin writer to use the term Trinity (Latin trinitas),and giving the oldest extant formal exposition of a Trinitarian theology.[Other Latin formulations that first appear in his work are "three Persons, one Substance" as the Latin "tres Personae, una Substantia" . He wrote his trinitarian formula after becoming a Montanist; his ideas were at first rejected as heresy by the church at large, but later accepted as Christian orthodoxyScant reliable evidence exists to inform us about Tertullian's life. Most history about him comes from passing references in his own writings.
Download or read book Tertullian s Treatises Concerning Prayer Concerning Baptism written by and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
