{"product_id":"the-divine-name-robert-scott-9798251747805","title":"The Divine Name: The Jesus Prayer from the Desert to the Modern World: Volume 2","description":"Volume II\u003cbr\u003eFrom Byzantium to the Slavic World\u003cbr\u003eThe Northern Renewal of the Prayer of the Heart\u003cp\u003eVolume II follows the \u003cb\u003ehistorical migration of the hesychast tradition after the decline of Byzantium\u003c\/b\u003e, showing how the prayer of the heart took root in the monasteries and forests of the Slavic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Divine Name - Vol 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume begins with a historical account of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe \u003cb\u003efall of Constantinople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe role of \u003cb\u003eMount Athos as a spiritual bridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe spread of Byzantine monastic spirituality into Eastern Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe development of Russian monastic culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt then explores the lives and teachings of several key figures who preserved and renewed the hesychast tradition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Nil Sorsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reform of Russian monasticism and the return to the desert ideal of poverty, detachment, and interior watchfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Paisius Velichkovsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rediscovery of the patristic writings and the revival of hesychasm through the translation and dissemination of the \u003ci\u003ePhilokalia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Seraphim of Sarov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe experiential theology of the Holy Spirit and the radiant joy that arises from continual prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Theophan the Recluse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interiorization of prayer and the descent of the mind into the heart within everyday Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Ignatius Brianchaninov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpiritual discernment and warnings against deception in the practice of contemplative prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough these figures, the volume demonstrates how the \u003cb\u003eancient desert tradition adapted to new cultural landscapes while preserving its essential theological core\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798251747805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Robert Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665296462079,"sku":"9798251747805","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-divine-name-robert-scott-9798251747805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}