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Book SynopsisFour Faces of Anger brings to the modern age wisdom on the topic of anger by four ancient authors. These authors are broadly representative of the classic views on anger in the tradition: Seneca, the first century A.D. stoic philosopher whose moral teaching won the admiration of pagans and Christians alike, even that of the irascible Jerome; Evagrius, who represents the monastic anchoretic tradition of the desert and its emphasis on the spiritual growth of the individual; Cassian, who trained in the same desert shaped this tradition to speak to cenobites in the West. Our last author, Augustine, treats of the subject both as monastic legislator for his monks and as bishop for his lay congregation. His Rule for monks has one whole chapter devoted to the topic of how to deal with anger in a community setting. Although his initial ideas, expressed in abstractions and ideals, are important foundations for communal living, Augustine goes on to teach that the genuine work of building a lovin
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Abbreviations Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Chapter One: Seneca: A Stoic Approach Chapter 6 Chapter Two: Evagrius Ponticus: The Desert Approach Chapter 7 Chapter Three: Cassian: Anger & Friendship Chapter 8 Chapter Four: Anger in Community Chapter 9 Concluding Remarks Chapter 10 Appendices Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Author
