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The Wisdom of John Cassian: Inner Transformation in the Desert Tradition

The Wisdom of John Cassian: Inner Transformation in the Desert Tradition

Mundi Press, Sapientia

Paperback

CatholicismChristian Living

ISBN13: 9798195114886
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 1 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The monk who mapped the inner life. Fifteen centuries later, his insights into desire, discipline, and self-knowledge remain as sharp as the day they were written.

The Wisdom of John Cassian: Inner Transformation in the Desert Tradition recovers the thought of one of the most influential and least appreciated figures in the history of Western spirituality. Born on the shores of the Black Sea around 360 CE, John Cassian spent decades immersed in the monastic traditions of Palestine and Egypt before founding his own communities in southern Gaul. His two great works, the Institutes and the Conferences, transmitted the practical wisdom of the Egyptian desert fathers to the Latin West and became foundational texts for the monastic tradition that shaped European civilization.

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