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Dialogues with desert elders on purity of heart, discernment, prayer, and the gradual formation of virtue.

John Cassianearly 5th century5th century

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Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Compendium
Tradition
Cross-Tradition
Region
Egypt and Gaul
Original language
Latin
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Monastic FormationPrayerDiscernmentSpiritual Formation

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  • Grace and asceticism debates

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