{"product_id":"9780571374649-philokalia-vol-5","title":"The Philokalia Vol 5","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first English translation of this foundational collection of fourth and fifth century texts by the spiritual masters of the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of this foundational collection of texts by the spiritual masters of the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Philokalia \u003c\/i\u003eis a foundational collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in Greek in 1782, translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, \u003ci\u003eThe Philokalia \u003c\/i\u003ehas exercised an influence far greater than that of any book other than the Bible in the recent history of the Orthodox Church, and it continues to be read more and more widely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly a selection of texts from \u003ci\u003eThe Philokalia\u003c\/i\u003e has hitherto been available in English. This is the first complete translation into English from the original Greek in five volumes, the first of which was published by Faber in 1979. It is concerned with themes of universal importance: how we may develop our inner powers and awake from illusion; how we may overcome fragmentation and achieve spiritual wholeness; how we may attain the life of contemplative stillness and union with God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in the first four volumes, the editors have provided introductory notes to each of the writers, a glossary of key terms and a detailed index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther volumes available from Faber:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philokalia Vol 4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritings from the Philokalia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41572888019041,"sku":"9780571374649","price":15.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36336205.jpg?v=1759409854","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571374649-philokalia-vol-5","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}