Add to ORKGDescription: This study puts the thought of Evagrius Ponticus, a fourth-century theologian, into dialogue with modern cognitive science in regard to the topic of evil, specifically moral evil. Evagrius, in his writings about prayer and the ascetic life, addressed the struggle with personal moral evil in terms of the eight thoughts or demons. These thoughts were transmitted by John Cassian to the Western church, and later recast by Gregory the Great as the Seven Deadly Sins. Though present understandings of evil appear to differ greatly from those of Evagrius, his wisdom concerning the battle against evil may prove to be of great help even today. Using the work of Pierre Hadot to recover Evagrius\u27s context, and the work of Pau...
The problem of evil is a much-debated issue and is as old as human history itself. Evil is a univers...
Saint Augustine of Hippo did not shy away from the problem of evil, despite the fact that its existe...
The present work is the first study to systematically compare the minds of gods by examining some of...
In the distant background of the medieval array of seven deadly sins lies the schema of “eight gener...
This thesis offers an analysis of the vice tradition of the fourth-century monk Evagrius Ponticus. W...
Evagrius Ponticus (c. 345-399) combined the resources of Hellenistic philosophy, the theologies of O...
Evagrius Ponticus was the most acute monastic psychologist of the fourth century C.E. He was also a ...
The questions about the origin of evil in the world were often a secondary product of the great phil...
In this contribution we explore how CSR relates to a core idea, important in mainstream Christianity...
The work of Thomas Aquinas contains rigorous and rich reflection on the relationship between practic...
This text deals with Clement of Alexandria\u27s interpretation of evil and free will in the context ...
The article discusses the role of sadness in the spiritual life of Christian. It focuses on the mora...
In On Prayer 1-4, Evagrius of Pontus reads the incense described in Exodus 30:34-37 as an allegorica...
Sulpicius Severus (c. 360-420) was aware of the enormity of evil that people commit. He kept remindi...
In the first part of the paper anthropological basis has been presented and it intends to show, that...
The problem of evil is a much-debated issue and is as old as human history itself. Evil is a univers...
Saint Augustine of Hippo did not shy away from the problem of evil, despite the fact that its existe...
The present work is the first study to systematically compare the minds of gods by examining some of...
In the distant background of the medieval array of seven deadly sins lies the schema of “eight gener...
This thesis offers an analysis of the vice tradition of the fourth-century monk Evagrius Ponticus. W...
Evagrius Ponticus (c. 345-399) combined the resources of Hellenistic philosophy, the theologies of O...
Evagrius Ponticus was the most acute monastic psychologist of the fourth century C.E. He was also a ...
The questions about the origin of evil in the world were often a secondary product of the great phil...
In this contribution we explore how CSR relates to a core idea, important in mainstream Christianity...
The work of Thomas Aquinas contains rigorous and rich reflection on the relationship between practic...
This text deals with Clement of Alexandria\u27s interpretation of evil and free will in the context ...
The article discusses the role of sadness in the spiritual life of Christian. It focuses on the mora...
In On Prayer 1-4, Evagrius of Pontus reads the incense described in Exodus 30:34-37 as an allegorica...
Sulpicius Severus (c. 360-420) was aware of the enormity of evil that people commit. He kept remindi...
In the first part of the paper anthropological basis has been presented and it intends to show, that...
The problem of evil is a much-debated issue and is as old as human history itself. Evil is a univers...
Saint Augustine of Hippo did not shy away from the problem of evil, despite the fact that its existe...
The present work is the first study to systematically compare the minds of gods by examining some of...