{"product_id":"russian-philokalia-dobrotolubie-volume-ii","title":"The Russian Philokalia: Dobrotolubie, Volume II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow the daily contest for attention and prayer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume II of The Russian Philokalia moves from ascetical foundations into the activity of the heart: how thoughts approach, passions grow, and attention is recovered. In Theophan’s Russian arrangement, John Cassian, Hesychios, Nilus, Ephrem, John Climacus, and other teachers address that contest from complementary directions. The substantial collection is suited to readers who want to compare patristic treatments of watchfulness rather than rely on scattered quotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCassian on purity of heart and the passions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHesychios on watchfulness and invocation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEphrem and Climacus on repentance and ascent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose Volume II to continue the sequence after Volume I or to study its particular authors with the wider ascetical context in view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCompiler\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSaint Theophan the Recluse\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLanguage\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e628 pages\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTrim size\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e6 × 9 inches\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9798189380921\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJuly 27, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saint-theophan-the-recluse\"\u003eExplore Saint Theophan the Recluse and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174686457927,"sku":"B0HBXKYKW3","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/61FYmnkZU8L._SY466.jpg?v=1788842566","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/russian-philokalia-dobrotolubie-volume-ii","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}