Bibliograph

The refuge, anchoring the soul in God

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The refuge, anchoring the soul in God

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The refuge

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Collected works of St Ignatius Brianchaninov, volume 2

Sub title

anchoring the soul in God

Summary

"Prayer is a refuge of God's great mercy to the human race." The refuge is a place of inner stillness and peace where the heart is fully opened to the embrace of God's love. It is a return to the ancient paradise from which the human race, in Adam, had to depart because of disobedience to the command of God. The Refuge is an exposition of the concrete actions we should take if we truly desire to live with and in God. It weaves together meditations on scripture (from the Psalms in particular) and amplifies these with the wisdom of early Christian saints, in particular the ascetical writings of St. John of the Ladder, St. Macarius the Great, and St. Isaac the Syrian. It is an active exhortation for us to reacquire the original nobility with which God fashioned us in the beginning

Target audience

adult

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Anchoring the soul in God

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