Conferences John Cassian

At the turn of the sixth century the Mediterranean world was witnessing the decline of Roman rule that had formed the bedrock of it is civil order. During the chaos of those years, there arose in the deserts of Egypt and Syria monastic movements that offered men and women a radical God-centered substitute to the present society. Among the most eloquent interpreters of this new motion to western Europe was John Cassian (c. 365-c.435). Drawing on his own early experience as a monk in Bethlehem and Egypt, he journeyed to the West to found monasteries in Marseilles and the region of Provence.

Included in this volume is Cassian’s masterpiece, the Conferences, which is a study of the Egyptian idealisti of the monk.

The new translation by Colm Luibheid is coupled with an perceptive introduction by the discerned Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History, Cambridge University, Owen Chadwick, who writes of Cassian’s achievement: “Like the Rule of St. Benedict, his work was a shelter versus excess and a ceaseless recall to that primitive simplicity where eastern spirituality met western.”

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
Good, but surpassed
By A
The Classics of Western Spirituality edition of Cassian’s Conferences seemed extremely appealing, but it is inevitably disappointing to read out-takes from a work as majestic as the Conferences. Admittedly, the Conferences can be daunting: the standard critical edition runs to three volumes, and the recent English translation is a hefty tome of nearly 1000 pages. But (and I say this advisedly) there is no substitute for mulling over the work as a whole. So I would suggest that instead of waiting for this edition to be reprinted, consider buying Boniface Ramsey’s translation in the Ancient Christian Writer’s series. If you are interested enough to read a second review, then you are probably interested enough to take on an unexpurgated version.

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christian wisdom from the fourth century monastic
By Daniel B. Clendenin
Like many early Christian writers, the life of John Cassian (c. 360-c 435) remains shrouded in the mists of forgotten history. He was probably born in present day Romania (Dacia). When he was about twenty he traveled with his friend Germanus to Bethlehem where he joined a monastery. From Bethlehem Cassian and Germanus made at least two extended visits to the famous monastics down in Egypt (by some estimates they spent ten years there), and from there moved on to Constantinople. In Constantinople the bishop John Chrysostom ordained Cassian to the diaconate some time around the year 400, at which time he traveled to Rome to courier some letters and was ordained a priest by Pope Innocent I. Cassian later settled in Marseilles, where he founded two monasteries, and wrote three books. His Conferences, along with its much shorter companion volume entitled Institutes, chronicle the riches of early Egyptian monasticism based upon his considerable personal experiences and acquaintances, and in so doing transplanted that monastic influence in the West.

These desert monks are so far removed from our own time, place, and Christian experience that we might well ask why one would read them today other than from a sense of historical curiosity. I suggest two reasons, one from Scripture and the other from experience.

In reading Cassian’s firsthand accounts of early desert monasticism, one is humbled by the zeal of their renunciation as they explored what the “hard sayings” of Jesus might mean: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters–yes, even his own life–he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26). “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21). Nor was theirs a mere theoretical inquiry, for the monks prized practical experience and certainly spiritual experimentation above all things. Cassian’s Conferences report their conclusions. The monks would never suggest that a life of solitude in the desert was for everyone, and in fact they affirmed that each person is fit for a certain “orientation” in life due to many factors, some beyond their control, and the chief of which is God’s call on your life. All Christians, then, must discover a way to live these words of Jesus.

Practically speaking, I have never read any Christian literature that explained myself to myself as well as these monastics. Just what did they find when they fled to the lonely interior of the Egyptian desert? They experienced a raging battle in the geography of the heart, what John Chryssavgis calls a “spirituality of imperfection” that might be thought of as a sustained effort to discover what Paul meant in Romans 7:7-25. Germanus, for example, asks his elder: “Why is it, then, that superfluous thoughts insinuate themselves into us so subtly and hiddenly when we do not even want them, and indeed do not even know of them, that it is very difficult not only to cast them out but even to understand them and to catch hold of them?” And that’s only the beginning of the battle for wholeness of the heart. Read through these pages and you discover a remarkable candor “without any obfuscating embarrassment” and that does not in the least “despise anyone in belittling fashion” for their failure and frailty. Here is a quick list of only a few maladies that I underlined–sleeplessness, vile dreams, impulsive urges, seething emotions, foolish fantasies, pious pretense that masks as virtue, clerical ambition, pernicious despair, confusion, wild mood swings, flattery, and lust. The list is almost endless, and these are only those symptoms of ill health we know: “There are many things that lie hidden in my conscience which are known and manifest to God, even though they may be unknown and obscure to me.”

Paradox and humor are never far away. Why, Cassian wonders, would a monk renounce great wealth, then exhibit intense possessiveness or irascibility over a pen knife, a needle or a pen? Or consider his description of a monastic church service that includes “coughing or clearing our throat or laughing or yawning or falling asleep.” These desert ascetics were brutally realistic about our human condition, and unfailingly tender because of it. Nor were they hopeless, but confident that we can make progress through vigilance and trust in God’s grace, even though, paradoxically, the more mature you become the wiser you are regarding your own many failures. “We are,” after all, “only human beings.”

We read in Hebrews 11:37-38 of early Christians who “went about in sheepskin and in goatskin, in distress, afflicted, needy, the world unworthy of them, wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and caverns of the earth.” I am not called to be a monk, but I am called to wrestle with “the flighty wandering of the human mind” in order to experience purity of heart by following “the proven compass of love.” Thank God for these heroes of faith, and for Cassian’s labor of love in recording their blessed memory and example. This is a long book, but I was somehow sad when I came to its end, as if I had left behind trusted, tender, and very wise guides.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Still speaks today
By NotATameLion
As with all the books I have read from “The Classics of Western Spirituality” series, John Cassian’s “Conferences” is both important and insightful. Cassian is, via the value placed on his writings by St. Benedict, a major figure in the history of western monasticism.

This volume contains nine of Cassian’s twenty-four conferences. The conferences cover such topics as prayer, perfection, and purity of heart. By using the device of interviewing famous Egyptian monks and hermits, Cassian deftly distills the essence of early Egyptian monastic and eremitic teachings on these and other topics.

The scholarly introduction to this volume, written by Owen Chadwick, is indispensable for those wishing to set these teachings within the context of Cassian’s life and thought. Mr. Chadwick, who has written a book on Cassian is just the man for this task and he does it well.

Colm Luibheid is both the translator of this volume and the author of its skilled and entertaining preface. Cassian’s devotion and humor are brought to life in this translation.

Cassian still speaks to us today, one thousand six hundred after his death; in a world foreign to the one he was writing in. How can this be? It because the message of Cassian’s writings: devotion and the quest to follow God in purity, spirit and truth, lies at the core of what we as human beings were created for. There is much here to help us (by the grace of God) along that narrow path which leads to the Father.

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Excellence Rosary Conferences Devotions Blessed

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are unified by passion for creative writing of recognized artisti value and driven by the intention of making all public domainname books available in printed format again – worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several largely non-profit creative writing of recognized artisti value projects provide content to tredition. To help their good work, tredition donates a part of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save a lot of of the awful works of world creative writing of recognized artisti value from oblivion.

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Networking Writers Conferences Contracts Ebook

Use writer’s conferences to establish career-making contacts with agents, editors, and other writers

Veteran writers and editors Steven and Lee Spratt offer savvy counsel on using writer’s conferences as your crucial networking tool. They’ll support you make strong and lasting connections with agents, editors, and other writers by showing you how to:
* Present yourself as a professional in any situation, even if you’ve never sold a word
* Follow up on new contacts to get the most out of each lead
* Find and valuate hundreds of writer’s conferences and workshops allround the country
* Abide by the rules of publishing protocol when sending out query letters, proposals, and manuscripts
* Transform you’re group discussion contacts into book contracts

With this necessary guide, you’ll make and keep the important connections that are a critical portion of each professional writer’s life.

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Purposeful Conferences Powerful Writing Strategies Teacher Student

In this friendly guide, veteran teacher Marilyn Pryle shows how to give focalized and effective feedback for the duration of writing conferences. She annotates dozens of conferences transcripts, demonstrating how to select a instructing point for a conference, validate students’ efforts, motivate them to revise, and build their selfconfidence as writers. Her practical tips and schemes will support teachers make the most of this powerful instructing time. For use with Grades 5 & Up.

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Financial Reporting Taxation Conferences Reporter

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Title: Financial Reporting and Taxation.(Conferences)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: NBER Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 29(3)

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English Presentations At International Conferences

Good visual representation attainments are key to a successful career in academia. This book is the introductory guide to giving demonstrations at international conferences specifically written for researchers of all disciplines whose primary language is not English. With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and with examples taken from real presentations, you will learn how to: refrain from faults in English by using short easy-to-say sentencesimprove your English pronunciation and intonationgain confidence, and get over nerves and embarrassmentplan, prepare and exercise a well-organized, interesting presentationhighlight the necessary points you want your audience to rememberdeal with questions from the audiencedecide what to say at each stage of the presentationuse ordinary phrasesattract and retain audience attentionOther books in the series: English for Writing Research Papers English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Academic Research: Grammar / Vocabulary / Writing Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 20 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained assorted thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to prepare and give presentations. Since 1984 he has been reorganizing exploration papers, and in 2009 he set up englishforacademics.com – a proofreading and editing service quintessentially for researchers.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Great tips for getting audience attention
By Sofia Luzgina
I am a researcher from Estonia. What this book taught me is that being from Estonia can actually be a huge advantage as no one knows very much about the country but most are curious to learn some interesting facts about this ex Soviet state. So one of things this book teaches you as that you can get audience attention at the beginning of a presentation by telling them some interesting statistic, showing them a great image on your slide, asking them a question, telling them something they didn’t know before, or, in my case, beginning with a very short introduction to your country. I found that the advantage was that I felt more confident about beginning my presentation – I am proud to be Estonian – and also I get a good reaction from the audience when they learn that Estonia has the highest number of meteorite craters per land area in the world, that is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe, that Tallinn (the capital) is a national heritage site, and that Skype software was developed by some Estonians

This book also has some great tips on how to improve your pronunciation, how to reduce the number of mistakes you make with your English, and how to massively improve the text on your slides.

If all researchers had this book, I guarantee that conferences would be a lot more interesting!

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Great book
By Melanie
I am not a researcher myself, but I do have to give presentations as I work for a company that has many international customers. I found it really useful because it helped me reduce my worries about the English language by showing me that I should:

* write out what I wanted to say
* use very short sentences which are easy to say (and also easy for the audience to understand)
* focus on pronouncing key words correctly (the book suggests using the Adobe ‘read aloud’ function to help with pronunciation)
* write a minimal amount of text
* and much other useful advice.

The book also contains a section on ‘useful phrases’ i.e. the standard phrases to use in a presentation. For the first time I felt confident about my presentation, and also my boss was really satisfied. I would really recommend this book to anyone who has to make a presentation in English.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Really useful!
By Mat
I found the book really useful.
It’s really inspiring. It explains how do make convincing presentations that get the audience attention.
It’s not only that. People go to presentations, and conferences in general, not just to be informed about hot topics in their research area. I believe that a crucial factor is also to meet key people in the hope of setting up a collaboration. I am an economist and in this book I found a wealth of information telling me how to write and deliver the kind of presentation that will motivate members of the audience to come and up and speak to me at the end of the presentation and/or during social events. The only comment I would make is that it would have been nice to have had more input on how to use Powerpoint, but given that this book is primarily on the English language part of presentations, then I suppose that would have been beyond the scope of the book.

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Priesthood Conferences Ordination Aloysius Biskupek

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Minutes Several Conferences Methodist Episcopal

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