Saint Isaac the Syrian and His Spiritual Legacy: Proceedings of the International Patristics Conference Held at the Sts Cyril and Methodius Institute ... Studies, Moscow, October 10-11, 2013

by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev (editor)

St Isaac the Syrian, also known as St Isaac of Nineveh, was a Christian hermit of the seventh century, living in present-day Iraq. His writings are so widely revered that he is venerated as a saint by both the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches. While his writings and influence are universally acclaimed by Christian theologians today, precious little has been written in English about this towering figure of the Syrian Christian tradition. Gathering together many of the world’s authoritative voices on St Isaac (including Sebastian Brock and Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev), this volume represents the papers delivered at the inaugural International Patristics Conference held in Moscow, 2013.

288 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2015

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book more for academics than for general readers. St Isaac is worth learning about but many of the articles are for scholars and experts.