Listen in as the first Western monk to live on Mt. Athos wrestles with historical differences between Christianity's East and West, learns the Orthodox practice of "the prayer of the heart," and explores a monastic republic like no other place on earth.
Listen in as the first Western monk to live on Mt. Athos wrestles with historical differences between Christianity's East and West, learns the Orthodox practice of "the prayer of the heart," and explores a monastic republic like no other place on earth.
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This book is about the Russian contribution to monasticism on Mount Athos and the Athonite contribution to Russian spirituality. It marks the millennium of the Russian presence on Mount Athos. The...