Discretion: Greater than All the Virtues
<p>The usual image of the extreme monastic rigor of the desert fathers is modified by consideration of a major theme in the <em>Apophthegmata Patrum</em> and in Cassian, emphasizing the need for moderation and discretion in the exercise of asceticism.</p>
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| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13581 |