The Acosmic: Human Quest for Liberation and Deification: Revisiting Christian Spirituality of Its Source

The Acosmic: Human Quest for Liberation and Deification (Revisiting Christian Spirituality at Its Source) by Devadat is a monumental work on monastic spirituality of the Desert Fathers. The acosmic is that which is not of this cosmos, but having no roots here in the world, whose mind and heart are f...

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Main Author: Aerthayil, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2004
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2004, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 403-404
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