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- Title
The Qualities of a Spiritual 'Father'
- Abstract
The article discusses about the book "Spiritual Direction in the Early Christian East." Among other issues addressed by the volume, the characteristic marks of a leader, competent to guide others, are listed. Self-effacing humility and purity of life were the essential requisites for offering spiritual counsel and such, it was recognized, required a long and arduous path before it could be attained. A cursory acquaintance with the writings of the desert fathers, as well as the literature that characterises eastern and western spiritual writings, confirms this analysis as both accurate and biblical.
- Subjects
SPIRITUAL Direction in the Early Christian East (Book); DESERT Fathers; PRIESTS; MONASTIC life; RELIGIOUS life of clergy; LITERATURE
- Publication
Evangel, 2005, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0265-4547
- Publication type
Editorial