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Institutes

Maps monastic discipline and the struggle against passions through embodied rhythms of prayer and practice.

John Cassianearly 5th century5th century

Overview

Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Compendium
Tradition
Western
Region
Western Mediterranean
Original language
Latin
Date certainty
Approximate

Historical context

Manuscript context

Institutes circulated in Western Mediterranean and is received through Latin manuscript and translation traditions associated with John Cassian.

Themes

Trinitarian TheologyChristologySpiritual FormationMonastic Formation

Controversies

  • Christological debates

Source links

  • English translation

    www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-02-28

  • Archive mirror

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Institutes

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