{"product_id":"the-conferences-of-st-john-cassian","title":"The Conferences of St. John Cassian: Prayer, Discernment, and the Desert Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSit with the questions the Desert Fathers were asked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the mind wander in prayer? How can zeal be distinguished from pride? Across twenty-four Conferences, John Cassian and Germanus question the elders of Egypt about purity of heart, discernment, fasting, friendship, grace, and the passions. This substantial English volume preserves the conversational form of an early monastic classic in Edgar C. S. Gibson’s translation, giving difficult questions space for sustained answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty-four Conferences with desert elders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayer, discernment, and purity of heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrace, freedom, temptation, and perseverance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this for a long engagement with early Christian monastic teaching, especially if you learn best through questions and developed arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAuthor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSaint John Cassian\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\u003e518 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\u003e9798191846767\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAugust 10, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saints-and-authors#saint-john-cassian\"\u003eExplore Saint John Cassian and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174686228551,"sku":"B0HDN5RMQ5","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/41xUtTreWlL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1788842561","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/the-conferences-of-st-john-cassian","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}