Themes in Orthodox Patristic Psychology: Humility, Obedience, Repentance, and Love

Publication Data: Etna, CA: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2010
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 365
Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.3 cm × 2.2 cm
Additional Information: two-color printing, black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 978‒0‒911165‒90‒6

   
Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna
With Contributions From Mother Theadelphi, Bishop Ambrose, Hieromonk Ambrose, Archpriest Vladimir Derugin, and Protopresbyter James Thornton
And Introductory Notes By Hieromonk Patapios, Abbess Alexandra, and Father Gregory Telepneff

“The present omnibus edition of Themes in Orthodox Patristic Psychology, containing expanded and emended texts of the four original titles in the series (Humility, Obedience, Repentance, and Love), represents the rich fruit of Archbishop Chrysostomos’ many years of careful study and reflection, drawn both from his academic research and personal, spiritual, and pastoral experience, on the most central concept, as put forth by Saints Paul and Nicodemos, in the theory and practice of Orthodox Christian theology; namely, the transformation and enlightenment of our minds by the four virtues covered in each volume. This new edition of Archbishop Chrysostomos’ series, the constituent books of which have been highly praised over the last quarter of a century by such superb scholars as Professor Constantine Cavarnos and Professor John E. Rexine (1929–1993) and lauded by the well-known Roman Catholic theologian Father Henri Nouwen (1932–1996), and which have helped innumerable Christian believers, both Orthodox and non-Orthodox, come to a more profound understanding of Eastern Christian life and thought, is of especial relevance in the disturbing welter of confusion which is so characteristic of Orthodoxy in the modern world.”
—“Preface to the Collected Texts”

CONTENTS

About the Author and Contributors
Dedication and a Note of Gratitude
Preface to the Collected Texts
   Hieromonk Patapios
Book One: Humility
   Acknowledgements
   Prologue
      Abbess Alexandra
   Introduction
   Humility
      Archbishop Chrysostomos
   Humility and the Spiritual World of Dostoyevsky
      Mother Theadelphi
   The Desert Fathers on Humility
      Translated by Archbishop Chrysostomos
Book Two: Obedience
   Acknowledgements
   Introduction
   Obedience and the Psychology of the Fathers
      Archbishop Chrysostomos
   Obedience in Monastic Practice
      Bishop Ambrose
   Obedience and the Layman
      Hieromonk Ambrose
   Obedience and the Orthodox Christian in the Secular Realm
      Archpriest Vladimir Derugin
   The Desert Fathers on Obedience
      Translated by Archbishop Chrysostomos
Book Three: Repentance
   Acknowledgements
   Prologue
      Father Gregory Telepneff
   Introduction
   Initial Repentance
   The Repentant Way of Life
Book Four: Love
      With Father James Thornton
   Acknowledgements
   Introduction
   Love as ΦΙΛΙΑ
   Love as ΑΓΑΠΗ
   Love as ΕΡΩΣ
Index of Names
Selected Books by the Author