The Place of the Heart - Introduction to Orthodox Spirituality - Christian Life - Book

Author: Elisabeth Behr-Sigel Size: 6x9 Pages: 179  Paperback In this introductory study, the author describes the basic essential elements of Orthodox spirituality, "six great currents which meet, mix together and perpetuate themselves in the vast river which is the spiritual tradition of the Church": 1) the spiritual element, the Psalms and the Gospels; 2) the primitive Christian element;  3) the Hellenistic intellectual element;  4) the primitive monastic element;  5) the liturgical element; and,  6) the contemplative element. Ms. Behr-Sigel guides the reader along the road of silence toward that absolute center which is only accessible through sacrifice. This road is the specific path of the "lay monk," but it is also for all baptized people who are called to adapt it to the needs of modern man "who is drowning in a sea of noise and meaningless clatter." The chapter on the "Power of the Name" by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware completes the work by presenting the spirituality of the J