Counsels on the Spiritual Life, Volumes One and Two: Mark the Monk Saint Demiana Prior to the promulgation of

Prior to the promulgation of these canons

not only in the West

will still learn from the insights they offer us across the centuries

and relation to the Church and the Holy Spirit in dogmatic and ascetical theology

the author uses the kenotic paradigm to construct an ecclesial theology that emphasizes the consequential aspect of kenosis in relation to the pressing ethical issues that face the church

Counsels on the Spiritual Life, Volumes One and Two: Mark the Monk Saint Demiana Prior to the promulgation of"Sugg. Donation" The spiritual counsels of Mark, a fifth century monk of Asia Minor, are equally rich in theological insight and historical interest. His writings were deeply valued by Byzantine ascetics, were circulated during the Reformation, and were read by both Lutheran and Roman theologians. The general level of interest in his works during the first half of the second millennium is eloquently reported in a fourteenth century manuscript, as a