Book Fridays: Orthodoxy And The Religion Of The Future
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I have a soft spot for ascetics. I once visited a monastery (though not an Orthodox one) and stayed for a while. I talked to some of the monks and enjoyed the pervasive silence. The whole place felt very special, some some place outside of time. If you live a life of silence, you're on eternity's doorstep. But Fr. Seraphim Rose is anything but peaceful. If you've read other ascetics, such as Merton and Eckhart, you'll notice a sense of peace and quietude. And while Rose does give the impression of gentleness and otherworldliness, he also writes with a kind of passion, even a little aggression. This is the monastic equivalent of a Baptist preacher's fire-and-brimstone sermon. Rose writes with verve and holds your attention. The essays at the beginning of the book, by other writers, are interesting, but the thing really takes off when Rose's own contributions come in.
Book Fridays: Orthodoxy And The Religion Of The Future
Book Fridays: Orthodoxy And The Religion Of…
Book Fridays: Orthodoxy And The Religion Of The Future
I have a soft spot for ascetics. I once visited a monastery (though not an Orthodox one) and stayed for a while. I talked to some of the monks and enjoyed the pervasive silence. The whole place felt very special, some some place outside of time. If you live a life of silence, you're on eternity's doorstep. But Fr. Seraphim Rose is anything but peaceful. If you've read other ascetics, such as Merton and Eckhart, you'll notice a sense of peace and quietude. And while Rose does give the impression of gentleness and otherworldliness, he also writes with a kind of passion, even a little aggression. This is the monastic equivalent of a Baptist preacher's fire-and-brimstone sermon. Rose writes with verve and holds your attention. The essays at the beginning of the book, by other writers, are interesting, but the thing really takes off when Rose's own contributions come in.