{"product_id":"2940014854429","title":"The Place of the Heart: An Introduction to Orthodox Spirituality","description":"The Orthodox understanding of spirituality cannot be\u003cbr\u003eseparated from the content of its history, worship, and way of life.\u003cbr\u003eElisabeth Behr-Sigel’s introductory work encapsulates the heart of\u003cbr\u003eOrthodox spirituality and two millennia of Christian tradition. She\u003cbr\u003eexamines the content of the Christian life beginning with the\u003cbr\u003eOrthodox understanding and use of Scripture, as well as the vitality\u003cbr\u003eof the early Church that produced some of the greatest minds and\u003cbr\u003eheroes of the Faith. She proceeds to trace the development of\u003cbr\u003easceticism from the deserts of Sinai to the modern use of monastic\u003cbr\u003ewisdom in the West.\u003cbr\u003eThis work also includes a chapter by Metropolitan Kallistos\u003cbr\u003eWare entitled The Power of the Name. Metropolitan Kallistos explores\u003cbr\u003ethe nature of silent prayer as well as St. Paul’s admonition to “pray\u003cbr\u003ewithout ceasing.” Silent prayer is the means by which prayer can\u003cbr\u003eevolve from simply speaking to God, to listening to God. We can\u003cbr\u003eaccomplish this, says Ware, by developing the prayer of the heart:\u003cbr\u003e“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.”","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147966431472,"sku":"2940014854429","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014854429_p0.jpg?v=1763946841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014854429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}