John Haun
17-11-2002, 08:35 PM
Hello,
I am currently reading the book The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit in Ancient Russia, by I.M. Kontzevitch. (St.Herman of Alaska Brotherhood 1988) In Chapter Two of the book, there is a detailed discussion of the struggle with passions. The author uses Russian terms such as prilog for provocation, sochetanie for conjunction, and slozhenie for joining with passionate thoughts. Furthermore, the author specificies that such terms are discussed more thoroughly in writings by St. Nilius of Sora and in a series of books entitled Asceticism by a Professor Zarin. My questions are: Can anyone reccomend a book or books that discuss the teachings of St. Nilius in an in-depth manner (especially the above concepts)? After conducting a search, I cannot seem to find any published writings of the Saint. Are there any secondary works which give a good description of his teachings? Finally, is there an English translation of Asceticism by Professor Zarin? Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
I am currently reading the book The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit in Ancient Russia, by I.M. Kontzevitch. (St.Herman of Alaska Brotherhood 1988) In Chapter Two of the book, there is a detailed discussion of the struggle with passions. The author uses Russian terms such as prilog for provocation, sochetanie for conjunction, and slozhenie for joining with passionate thoughts. Furthermore, the author specificies that such terms are discussed more thoroughly in writings by St. Nilius of Sora and in a series of books entitled Asceticism by a Professor Zarin. My questions are: Can anyone reccomend a book or books that discuss the teachings of St. Nilius in an in-depth manner (especially the above concepts)? After conducting a search, I cannot seem to find any published writings of the Saint. Are there any secondary works which give a good description of his teachings? Finally, is there an English translation of Asceticism by Professor Zarin? Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.