Philokalia: The Eastern Christian Spiritual Texts Selections Annotated & Explained (Skylight Illuminations) (Paperback) - Common

This book is the first approachable introduction to the wisdom of the Philokalia (also known as ?The Prayer of the Heart?), which is the classic text of Eastern Christian spirituality. An entirely new translation by Allyne Levoit Smith of significant sections of the five-volume work, which was written by monks from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries, the texts are clearly explained and set in h...