DISCERNĂMÂNTUL SPIRITUAL (DIAKRISIS) ÎN TRADIȚIA PATERICALĂ. CONSIDERAȚII
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT (DIAKRISIS) IN THE PATERIC TRADITION. CONSIDERATIONS
Author(s): Daniel LemeniSubject(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.
Journal: Analele Universității de Vest din Timișoara. Seria Teologie
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 20-25
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian