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877255
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Demacopoulos, George E.
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Five models of spiritual direction in the early church /\ George E. Demacopoulos.
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| Publication Statement
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Notre Dame, Ind. :: University of Notre Dame Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource
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0268063095
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: 9780268063092
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0268025908
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9780268025908
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-253) and index.
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| Contents
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Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Athanasius of Alexandria and Ambivalence Regarding Spiritual Direction; TWO: Gregory Nazianzen's Struggle for Synthesis; THREE: Augustine of Hippo and Resistance to the Ascetic Model of Spiritual Direction; FOUR: John Cassian and the Spiritual Direction of the Ascetic Community; FIVE: Pope Gregory I and the Asceticizing of Spiritual Direction; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church explores the struggles of five clerics (Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian, and Pope Gregory I) to reconcile their ascetic idealism with the reality of pastoral responsibility.
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Asceticism-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Pastoral theology.
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Spiritual direction.
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Asceticism-- Early church.
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Pastoral theology.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- History.
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Spiritual direction.
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253.5/309015
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BV5053.D45 2007eb
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