On Ascetical Life

On Ascetical Life

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St. Isaac of Nineveh

The hermit-bishop saint of the 7th century presents a systematic guide to the struggle toward openness of the soul to God. As with all such writings, there is an ever-present danger of misinterpretation leading to a state of prelest. Such writings are best read only with the blessing and guidance of one's confessor or spiritual father. Paperbound