Themes in Orthodox Patristic Psychology

Humility, Obedience, Repentance, and Love

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

Date of Publication:

2010

Number of Pages:

365

Binding:

perfect binding

Dimensions:

9¼" × 6¼" × ¹⁵⁄₁₆"

International Standard Book Number:

978‒0‒911165‒90‒6

Library of Congress Control Number:

2010929829

$22.95



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 Φιλία
Love as Ἀγάπη
Love as Ἔρως
Index of Names
Selected Books by the Author