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ISBN: 978-0-7283-0113-9
LENGTH: 38 pages
1974 Rev 1986 13/2013
An exposition of the Jesus Prayer and its use in the Hesychast Orthodox tradition of the prayer of stillness, showing how anyone who prays can benefit from this teaching.
The Power of the Name: The Jesus Prayer in Orthodox Spirituality
Re-printed many times since it was first published, and translated into numerous languages, this book by METROPOLITAN KALLISTOS WARE OF DIOKLEIA, is an invaluable guide at every stage of spiritual pilgrimage. It is a classic exposition of the Jesus Prayer and its use in the Hesychast Orthodox tradition of the prayer of stillness, and the author shows how anyone who prays can apply this teaching to themselves.
| ISBN | 978-0-7283-0113-9 |
|---|---|
| Length | 38 pages |
| Author | Kallistos Ware |
| ISSN | 0307-1405 |
| Book Size | 140 x 210 mm |
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Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of Diokleia, who has charge of the Greek Orthodox parish in Oxford, was Spalding Lecturer in the University of Oxford until 2001 and is Chairman of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue. Born in 1934 and raised in the Church of England, he became Orthodox in 1958, a priest and monk eight years later, and Bishop of Diokleia in 1982. He has written many books, including ‘The Orthodox Church’ and ‘The Orthodox Way’, has contributed to the translation of Orthodox service books and is a translator of ‘The Philokalia’.
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