Counsels on the Spiritual Life [1 ed.] 0881410632, 9780881410631

The spiritual counsels of Mark, a fifth century monk in Asia Minor, are equally rich in theological insight and historic

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Counsels on the Spiritual Life [1 ed.]
 0881410632, 9780881410631

Table of contents :
Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
General Introduction
Volume I
1. A Letter to Nicholas
2. Nicholas’ Response to Mark
3. On the Spiritual Law
4. Concerning Those Who Imagine That They Are Justified by Works
5. On Repentance
6. Concerning Fasting
7. The Mind’s Advice to its Own Soul
Select Bibliography
Volume II
1. On Melchizedek
2. Disputation with an Attorney
3. On the Incarnation
4. Concerning Holy Baptism
Appendix: Jerome the Greek, “Works Useful to Every Christian”
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