Tradition and Theology in St John Cassian

by A. M. C. Casiday

Overview

Though the monastic writings of St John Cassian have been enduringly popular, his reputation (not least as a theological author) has been seriously compromised. A. M. C. Casiday begins with an evaluation of conventional ideas about Cassian and, finding them seriously flawed, offers the uirst sustained attempt at re-reading Cassian's works for their theological significance. Specific attention is called to the Christological aspects of Cassian's monastic anthropology. Throughout, reference is made to Cassian's contemporaries - both well-known figures like Augustine of Hippo, Evagrius Ponticus, Vincent of Lérins, and Nestorius, and lesser-known figures such as Prosper of Aquitaine, Valerian of Cimiez, and Paul of Tamma - in order to offer an analysis of Cassian's writings and their significance that is unencumbered by anachronism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191538087
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	11/30/2006
Series:	Oxford Early Christian Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	680 KB

About the Author

A. M. C. Casiday is Leverhulme Fellow, Department of Theology, University of Durham.

Table of Contents

List of abbreviations     xiii
Introduction     1
Monastic theology in fifth-century southern Gaul     16
Cassianus contra Pelagianos     72
Cassian's tradition     119
Prayer according to Cassian     161
'Into the Holy of Holies': Cassian's Christology     215
Conclusion     259
Prosper's influence on modern scholarship     264
Cassian on miracles     267
Bibliography     270
Index     301