The Way of a Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer Journey Annotated & Explained (Skylight Illuminations)
The classic of Russian spirituality―now with facing-page commentary that illuminates and explains the text.
The Way of a Pilgrim is the timeless account of an anonymous wanderer who set out on a journey across nineteenth-century Russia with nothing but a backpack, some bread, and a Bible, with a burning desire to learn the true meaning of the words of St. Paul: "Pray without ceasing." In this completely accessible new abridgment, all the terms and references are explained for you--with intriguing insights into aspects of the text that are often not available to the general reader.
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Book details
- Author
- Gleb Pokrovsky
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Christian Living › Prayer
Religion › Christianity › Literature & the Arts
Religion › Spirituality - Topics
- Russian spirituality · prayer life · Christian pilgrimage · spiritual practice · contemplative Christianity · 19th century Russia
- ISBN-13
- 9781893361317 (Paperback)9781683364498 (Hardcover)
About the author
GLEB POKROVSKY is a translator, writer, and editor specializing in religion and spirituality. He is the translator and annotator of The Way of a Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer Journey—Annotated & Explained.
Pokrovsky is a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York. His facing-page commentary on the classic nineteenth-century Russian spiritual text illuminates Orthodox liturgical customs and related traditions. The Way of a Pilgrim was published in 2001 as the launch title of the SkyLight Illuminations series.
Gleb lives in Boston, Massachusetts.