Today the Church celebrates the memory of one of the great proto-Hesychasts, St Symeon the New Theologian (life). I'm not sure if I'll have time today to write anything myself about this great saint, so I'll leave you with enough online resources to keep you busy for the day:- St Symeon, three volumes of his works in Greek online.
- St Symeon, a few short excerpts from his writings in both Greek and English.
- St Symeon, The Three Ways of Attention and Prayer.
- St Symeon, Five Poems.
- St Symeon, A Priestly Prayer for Faith.
- Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev), St Symeon the New Theologian and Orthodox Tradition (introduction and first chapter; excellent.)
- Hieromonk Alexander (Golitzin), review of the above book.
Thank you for these resources. More information about Bishop Hilarion's book is also on Google Books.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, Patrick. Bishop Hilarion's book (an edited version of his doctoral thesis at Oxford) really is superb. Unfortunately, since it's published by Oxford University Press, it's also absurdly expensive.
ReplyDeleteOne of the great merits of the book - as indicated by the second half of its title - is that it demonstrates, in a scholarly manner, the continuity of the spiritual tradition of the Church. It's certainly worth getting through Inter-library Loan