SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT (DIAKRISIS) IN THE PATERIC TRADITION. CONSIDERATIONS Cover Image

DISCERNĂMÂNTUL SPIRITUAL (DIAKRISIS) ÎN TRADIȚIA PATERICALĂ. CONSIDERAȚII
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT (DIAKRISIS) IN THE PATERIC TRADITION. CONSIDERATIONS

Author(s): Daniel Lemeni
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Desert Fathers; discernment; character of ascetics; virtue; the spirituality

Summary/Abstract: The gift of discernment is a special quality of the Desert Fathers. An elder has the gift of discernment, namely he is able to recognize the true character of ascetics he encounters. The cultivation of this virtue was a central element in the spirituality of the desert.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 20-25
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian
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