{"product_id":"penthos-the-doctrine-of-compunction-in-the-christian-east-by-irenee-hausherr","title":"Penthos : The Doctrine of Compunction in the Christian East by Irénée Hausherr","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"cont_desc\" class=\"monty\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf joy in the resurrection is the distinguishing mark of christian faith, why have christian saints throughout the ages prayed for 'the gift of tears'? What place has\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epenthos\u003c\/i\u003e, heartfelt compunction, in the sure and certain hope of life in Christ?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeeping for Christ crucified is not christian.\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePenthos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the eastern monastic tradition is never found related to the death of Christ: for death, to the Christian, is birth into new life with Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePenthos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis instead the deep awareness of sin which comes upon the Christian when he realizes that his own sins cut him off from the fulness of God's presence. It is the godly sorrow which accompanies the life-long knowledge that he is deprived of the complete and utter joy which God offers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this study of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epenthos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the eastern monastic tradtion, the late Irénée Hauserr makes available to western Christians some of the heart of pastric and Orthodox teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrénée Hausherr, SJ, (1881-1978) was a Jesuit of Alsatian origin and specialist in Greek patristic and monastic spirituality.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator : \u003c\/strong\u003eAnselm Hufstader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN \u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003e978-0-87907-953-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cistercian Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51284419313831,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/0483\/7287\/files\/CS053_1a631f7b-d78c-42e1-9070-053ec21b8c1a.jpg?v=1788271827","url":"https:\/\/goosechasemonastery.ca\/products\/penthos-the-doctrine-of-compunction-in-the-christian-east-by-irenee-hausherr","provider":"Hermitage of the Annunciation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}