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Title:

THE MACARIAN LEGACY
THE PLACE OF MACARIUS-SYMEON IN THE EASTERN CHRISTIAN TRADITION

By:

Marcus Plested

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0199267790

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

23 September, 2004

Series:

Oxford Theological Monographs

Pages:

304

Description:

The Macarian writings are one of the principal fountainheads of the Christian ascetic and mystical tradition. This book re-evaluates many of the factors which have hindered a due appreciation of the nature of their theological and spiritual legacy. It offers the first attempt at a broad-based analysis of the character of that influence, thereby standing not only as an exploration of the writings themselves but also of the nature of the Christian tradition as awhole.

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The Macarian writings are among the most important and influential works of the early Christian ascetic and mystical tradition. This book offers an introduction to the work of Macarius-Symeon (commonly referred to as Pseudo-Macarius), outlining the lineaments of his teaching and the historical context of his works. The book goes on to examine and re-evaluate the complex question of his relationship with the Messalian tendency and to explore the nature of his theological and spiritual legacy in the later Christian tradition. In so doing the book also offers substantial treatments of the work of Mark the Monk, Diadochus of Photice, Abba Isaiah, and Maximus Confessor. It stands therefore not only as an exploration of the teaching and legacy of Macarius-Symeon but also as a chapter in the history of the Christian spiritual tradition.

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