Mark the Monk, On the Spiritual Law (De lege spirituali. Sources Chrétiennes 445, s. 75-129) Cover Image

Święty Marek Mnich, "O Prawie duchowym" (De lege spirituali. Sources Chrétiennes 445, s. 75-129)
Mark the Monk, On the Spiritual Law (De lege spirituali. Sources Chrétiennes 445, s. 75-129)

Author(s): Arkadiusz Jasiewicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Księgarnia Świętego Jacka
Keywords: spiritual law; obedience; commandments; philokalia; humility; prayer

Summary/Abstract: The brief work here translated is the most known legacy of St Mark the Monk. Mark is known to the modern reader, if he is known at all, as the author of three works found in St Nikodimos the Hagiorite’s Philokalia: “Letter to the Monk Nicholas”, “On the Spiritual Law” and “On Those Who Think They are Justified by Their Works”. In “Spiritual Law” Mark insists that Christian freedom necessarily means, not lawlessness, but obedience to Christ’s “law of liberty”. The aim of this translation is therefore to make Mark’s complete work accessible in Polish.

  • Issue Year: 45/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 257-272
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish