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The Refuge

Anchoring the Soul in God

By Ignatius (Brianchaninov)Translated by Nicholas Kotar

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“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.

Additional information

Author Name

Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Format

ED
Publication Date

20191201
Imprint

Publisher

Translator

Nicholas Kotar
Language

English
Book Dimensions

0
Format Detail

eBook

Author Biography

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) was a prolific
author of Orthodox Christian ascetical works. Published toward the end of his
life, his writings continued to grow in popularity long after his death. Along
with his contemporary, St. Theophan the Recluse, St. Ignatius is now considered
a foremost authority on Orthodox spirituality. He was canonized by the Russian
Orthodox Church in 1988. His writings have previously appeared in English as
The Arena and On the Prayer of
Jesus.

Nicholas Kotar is a graduate of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in
Jordanville, NY. He is an translator of many spiritual works in the Russian
Orthodox tradition.

Contents

Foreword

Blessed is the Man

Joseph: An Edifying Story taken
from the Book of Genesis

A Letter to the Brotherhood of the
Sergiev Hermitage from the Nikolo-Babaev Monastery

The Fear of God and the Love of
God

The Judgments of God

A Meeting of the Soul and the
Mind

Seeing One’s Sins

The Image and Likeness of God in
Man

A Reflection on the First Epistle
of the Holy Apostle Paul to Timothy, Referring Primarily to the Monastic
Life

The Essential Work of a
Monk

The Spirit of a Beginner’s
Prayer

The Cell Rule of Prayer

Prayer in Church

Prayer Spoken Aloud

Remembrance of God

The Prayer of the Mind, the Heart,
and the Soul

The Jesus Prayer

A Wanderer

A Mystical Interpretation of Psalm
99

Salvation and Christian
Perfection

           

The Various States of Human Nature
in Relation to Good and Evil

  1. Introduction
  2. There are three states of human
    nature in relation to good and evil
  3. Human nature after the creation of
    man
  4. Human nature after the
    Fall
  5. Human nature after the
    Redemption
  6. The renewal of redeemed human
    nature by repentance
  7. Renewed human nature and
    evil
  8. Conclusion

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