Asceticism and the Eucharist

Description

An outstanding exploration of Orthodox spirituality centering on the key themes of the Eucharist and asceticism. Fr Maxym Lysack recruits the teachings of the celebrated Orthodox theologian John Zizioulas as our guide on this journey, sometimes critiquing him, often affirming him, and always allowing him to be a point of reference in the study. The reader is immersed in the work of a wide variety of Orthodox thinkers including: Archbishop Krivocheine, Father D. Staniloae, and Paul Evdokimov; the various responses to the Metropolitan by Jean-Claude Larchet, Vassiliadis, Fr. Berger, Papanikolaou, and Fr. Loudovikos; the three giants in ecclesial and personal spirituality, Saints Maximos, Symeon the New Theologian, and Gregory of Palamas; and the more recent work of Fr. Alexander Schmemann. Interpreted to us with both concision and care, these theologians and pastors are deftly placed in the Fr. Lysack’s argument in what emerges as an introduction to Orthodox spirituality seen through the lens of contemporary Orthodox theology.