Counsels on the Spiritual Life: Mark the Monk (Popular Patristics)
By Unknown Author.
Description
The spiritual counsels of Mark, a fifth century monk in Asia Minor, are equally rich in theological insight and historical interest. His writings were deeply valued by Byzantine ascetics, were circulated during the Reformation, and were read by Lutheran divines and Roman theologians. The general level of interest in his works during the first half of the second millennium is eloquently reported in a fourteenth century manuscript, as a slogan often repeated by monastics and ascetics: Sell everything and buy Mark. His words on taking responsibility for one another out of love, his practical a...
ISBN(s)
0881410632, 9780881410631
