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Evagrius of Pontus: Talking Back

A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons [Paperback]

by David Brakke

Author
David Brakke
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Cistercian Publications Inc.,U.S.
Published
November 2009

David Brakke

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How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345-399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should talk back to demons with relevant passages from the Bible. His book Talking Back (Antirrh