Great Books on the Spiritual Life

Christ, Our Way and Our Life

by Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou

Description:

An examination of the theology of Archimandrite Sophrony. Some of the eight chapters include: The Mystery of the Ways of Salvation, The Path of Hesychasm, Prayer as the Fulfillment of Creation etc. Translated from the original Greek by Sister Magdalen. 275 pages.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Hypostatic Principle and its Realization in Human Life

1a) The meaning of hypostasis

1b) The primordial glory of man

1c) The delusion of an impersonal absolute

Chapter 2 The Kenosis of the Lord and the Salvation of Man

2a) The kenosis of the word of God

2b) The way of Thy commandments

2c) Love - to the point of self-hatred

Chapter 3 Separation and Restoration

3a) The greatness and nullity of man

3b) Death

3c) The grace of mindfulness of death

3d) Spiritual mourning and tears

3e) The despair which is pleasing to God

Chapter 4 The Mystery of the Ways of Salvation

4a) The grace of our call

4b) When grace is withdrawn

4c) Grace is regained

4d) Knowing the way

Chapter 5 Monasticism and Spiritual Fatherhood

5a) Monasticism as a gift of the Holy Spirit

5b) Fidelity to the monastic vows heals the estrangement brought about by original sin

5c) Spiritual fatherhood as a ministry of reconciliation between man and God

Chapter 6 The Path of Hesychasm

6a) The Jesus Prayer

6b) The practice of the Jesus Prayer

6c) Inner prayer

6d) The struggle against the imagination

Chapter 7 From the Psychological to the Ontological Level

7a) Repentance

7b) Ontological regenaration

7c) The vision of uncreated light

7d) 'Ontological' repentance inspires a two fold vision

7e) Ascetic humility and divine humility

7f) The ontological content of the person: freedom for self-determination

Chapter 8 Prayer as the Fulfilment of Creation

8a) Prayer as personal communion

8b) Pure prayer

8c) Prayer for the whole world as the manifestation par excellence of the hypostatic principle

u8d) Love for one's enemies as a criterion of truth

Epilogue

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