{"product_id":"philokalia-vol-4-the","title":"Philokalia Vol 4, The","description":"The fourth volume of The Philokalia - here translated and edited by G. E. H. Palmer - the most influential book besides the bible in the recent history of the Orthodox church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Philokalia is a collection of texts on prayer and the spiritual life, written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, this is the first complete translation into English. It is made from the original Greek, and will be completed in five volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume IV contains some of the most important writings in the entire collection. St Symeon the New Theologian speaks about the conscious experience of the Holy Spirit and about the vision of the divine and uncreated Light. St Gregory of Sinai provides practical guidance concerning the life of the Hesychast and the use of the Jesus Prayer. St Gregory Palamas discusses the distinction between the essence and the energies of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther volumes available from Faber:\u003cbr\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 2\u003cbr\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 3\u003cbr\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 5\u003cbr\u003eWritings from the Philokalia","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51519681003867,"sku":"9780571193820","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/philokalia-vol-4-the","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}