
Conferences of John Cassian
Principles of the Spiritual and Ascetic Life (Complete Three Volumes)By John CassianLength23h 3m
About this audiobook
Conferences of John Cassian is a theological work written by Christian monk and theologian John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic. The Conferences summarize important conversations that Cassian had with elders from the monastery at Scetis about principles of the spiritual and ascetic life. This book addresses specific problems of spiritual theology and the ascetic life.
First Set:
I. The goal and end of the monk
II. Discernment
III. The three renunciations
IV. Desires of the flesh
V. The eight principle vices
VI. The murder of saintly people
VII. Evil spirits and the soul's changeability
VIII. The principalities
IX. Prayer (disposition, types)
X. Prayer (unceasing, method)
Second Set :
XI. Perfection
XII. Chastity
XIII. Grace and free will
XIV. Spiritual knowledge, biblical interpretation
XV. Charisms
XVI. Friendship
XVII. Oaths and promises
Third Set :
XVIII. Three types of monks
XIX. Cenobites and anchorites
XX. Penitence and reparation
XXI. Relaxing during Pentecost
XXII. Dreams and nocturnal emissions
XXIII. Sinlessness
XXIV. Mortification, renunciation
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length23 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 5, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART I.
26Chapter XXIII.
2Preface
27CONFERENCE 2.
3CONFERENCE 1.
28Chapter I.
4Chapter I.
29Chapter II.
5Chapter II.
30Chapter III.
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6Chapter III.
31Chapter IV.
7Chapter IV.
32Chapter V.
8Chapter V.
33Chapter VI.
9Chapter VI.
34Chapter VII.
10Chapter VII.
35Chapter VIII.
11Chapter VIII.
36Chapter IX.
12Chapter IX.
37Chapter X.
13Chapter X.
38Chapter XI.
14Chapter XI.
39Chapter XII.
15Chapter XII.
40Chapter XIII.
16Chapter XIII.
41Chapter XIV.
17Chapter XIV.
42Chapter XV.
18Chapter XV.
43Chapter XVI.
19Chapter XVI.
44Chapter XVII.
20Chapter XVII.
45Chapter XVIII.
21Chapter XVIII.
46Chapter XIX.
22Chapter XIX.
47Chapter XX.
23Chapter XX.
48Chapter XXI.
24Chapter XXI.
49Chapter XXII.
25Chapter XXII.
50Chapter XXIII.