Teophan the Recluse, st On Christian Living. The Example of Christ’s Acts and Words Translated from Russian by Adrian Tănăsescu-Vlas When one throws the seed onto the ground, it will grow roots, stem and grains all by itself; while man is different due to his conscience and freedom, and his life is not a series of phenomena necessarily entailed by each other, but a series of actions consciously undertaken and carried out by one’s free will. Man envisages a certain lifestyle, then puts it into practice. Only by so doing, is his life truly human, rational and free. The Christian, however, who by calling is a follower of Christ, does not need to devise a lifestyle for himself. He has the example of the life of our Saviour Jesus Christ. Every man should contemplate it and live accordingly. The painter will look at the model and transpose ferature by feature on the canvas; the Christian, too, must look at the features of the Lord’s life and transpose them into his own. (St. Teophan the Recluse) Format: 13x20 cm; 144 p. ISBN: 978-973-136-143-7 «« back