TY  - BOOK
AU  - Graham Speake
PY  - 2025
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781803749723
TI  - Holy Mountains, Holy Men
T2  - The Spirituality of Mount Athos
DO  - 10.3726/b22758
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1549370
N2  - Mount Athos is often referred to as the centre of Orthodox spirituality, and so it has been for over a thousand years. Each chapter in this collection focuses on a turning point in the spiritual history of the Mountain. Some of the names mentioned may be unfamiliar, but that is because monks do not seek to publicize their activities. They are humble men who devote themselves to prayer. And yet their influence is often immense with repercussions that impact the whole of Christendom. Such is the significance of Mount Athos for the world. The chapters in the book follow roughly chronological order and cover such themes as the holy mountains of Asia Minor, the arrival of St Athanasios on Athos, the hesychast controversy of the fourteenth century, the publication of the Philokalia in the eighteenth century, Russian saints of the nineteenth century, saints of the twentieth-century Athonite revival, and the impact of Athonite thinking on Orthodox theology today.  “One mountain—Athos, but many holy men: Athanasios the Athonite and Gregory Palamas; those involved in publishing the Philokalia (including one woman!) and its growing influence, first among the Russians, later through the recent monastic revival with its ripple effect in a widespread ‘philokalic’ theology. A fascinating story!” - Fr Andrew Louth
KW  - Mount Athos, Eastern Orthodox monasticism, Christian spirituality, Orthodox monasteries, saints of the Orthodox Church, Philokalia, hesychasm, Graham Speake, Holy Mountains, Holy Men
LA  - English
ER  -