The Struggle for Virtue
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The Struggle for Virtue

Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society

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eBook - ePub

The Struggle for Virtue

Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society

About this book

Archbishop Averky is considered one of the great scholars of 20th-century Orthodoxy and this book brings to the English-speaking world his answer to the question "What is asceticism?" A bearer of the saving doctrine of the Patristic teaching, he steadfastly defended traditional Orthodoxy and passed on this teaching through his commentaries on Scripture and other works in the Russian language. In showing how evil is rooted out and virtue is implanted in the soul, Archbishop Averky counters the many false understandings that exist showing that the practice of authentic asceticism is integral to the spiritual life and the path to blessed communion with God.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction: The Essence and Meaning of Asceticism
  7. 1. Self-Asserting Pride and Christian Humility
  8. 2. The Importance of Spiritual Discernment
  9. 3. Gospel Love and Humanistic Altruism
  10. 4. Acquiring Gospel Love
  11. 5. Reawakening Our Conscience
  12. 6. The Christian Understanding of Freedom
  13. 7. Guarding the Heart Amidst the Distractions of Life
  14. 8. Resisting Evil
  15. 9. Waging Unseen Warfare
  16. 10. Christian Struggle
  17. 11. The Holy Fathers on Combating the Passions
  18. 12. Pastoral Asceticism
  19. Notes
  20. Subject Index
  21. Scripture Index