
Length7h 8m
About this audiobook
Pastoral Care, or The Book of the Pastoral Rule, is a treatise on the responsibilities of the clergy written by Pope Gregory I in which he contrasted the role of bishops as pastors of their flock with their position as nobles of the church: the definitive statement of the nature of the episcopal office. Gregory enjoined parish priests to possess strict personal, intellectual and moral standards which were considered, in certain quarters, to be unrealistic and beyond ordinary capacities. The influence of the book, however, was vast and became one of the most influential works on the topic ever written. It was translated and distributed to every bishop within the Byzantine Empire.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length7 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 31, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Part I.
4Part III. How the Ruler, While Living Well, Ought to Teach and Admonish Those that are Put Under Him. (pt. 2)
2Part II. Of the Life of the Pastor.
5Part IV. How the Preacher, When He Has Accomplished All Aright, Should Return to Himself, Lest Either His Life or His Preaching Lift Him Up.
3Part III. How the Ruler, While Living Well, Ought to Teach and Admonish Those that are Put Under Him. (pt. 1)