{"product_id":"the-institutes-translated-and-annotated-by-boniface-ramsey-9780809105229","title":"The Institutes  translated and annotated by Boniface Ramsey","description":"\u003cp\u003eA companion to John Cassians well-received Conferences in the Ancient Christian Writers series  the Institutes  known also as The Institutes of the Cenobia and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Vices  is the first written work of John Cassian  who had an immense influence on Western monasticism  and  by extension  on Western civilization. The Institutes is made up of two sections. In the first  Cassian deals with the institutes and rules of Egyptian monasteries  including monastic garb and prayer. The second part  in eight books  treats the eight principal vices and describes how to counter them  infused with the metaphor of the monk as athlete  competing in a contest. Taken together  the Conferences and the Institutes constitute a whole  a set  that knows no parallel in ancient Christian literature. This superior translation is an invaluable addition to academic  theological and historical studies  and will enrich anyone interested in the history of spirituality and asceticism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666194620469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0809105225","price":81.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780809105229.jpg?v=1782422481","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-institutes-translated-and-annotated-by-boniface-ramsey-9780809105229","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}