The ladder of divine ascent /

The ladder of divine ascent /

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Author / Creator:John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century
Uniform title:Scala Paradisi. English
Imprint:New York : Paulist Press, c1982.
Description:xxviii, 301 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Latin
Series:Classics of Western spirituality
Subject:
Spiritual life -- Early works to 1800.
Monastic and religious life -- Early works to 1800
Monastic and religious life.
Spiritual life -- Orthodox Eastern Church.
Early works.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/508372
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ISBN:0809123304 (pbk.) : $7.95
0809103125 (hard)
Notes:Translation of: Scala paradisi.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Step 1. On Renunciation of Life
  • Step 2. On Detachment
  • Step 3. On Exile
  • Step 4. On Obedience
  • Step 5. On Penitence
  • Step 6. On Remembrance of Death
  • Step 7. On Mourning
  • Step 8. On Placidity and Meekness
  • Step 9. On Malice
  • Step 10. On Slander
  • Step 11. On Talkativeness and Silence
  • Step 12. On Falsehood
  • Step 13. On Despondency
  • Step 14. On Gluttony
  • Step 15. On Chastity
  • Step 16. On Avarice
  • Step 17. On Poverty
  • Step 18. On Insensitivity
  • Step 19. On Sleep, Prayer and the Singing in Church of Psalms
  • Step 20. On Alertness
  • Step 21. On Unmanly Fears
  • Step 22. On Vainglory
  • Step 23. On Pride
  • Step 24. On Meekness, Simplicity, Guilelessness, and Wickedness
  • Step 25. On Humility
  • Step 26. On Discernment
  • A Brief Summary of All the Preceding Steps
  • Step 27. On Stillness
  • Step 28. On Prayer
  • Step 29. On Dispassion
  • Step 30. On Faith, Hope, and Love
  • A Brief Summary and Exhortation
  • Index to the Preface and Introduction
  • Index to the Text

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