Download or read book Spiritual Direction as a Medical Art in Early Christian Monasticism written by Jonathan L. Zecher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What conceptual frameworks did the inhabitants of early monastic communities carry into relationships of spiritual direction? What did they hope to achieve through confession and discipline? This study shows how early Christian writers applied the logic and pretensions of Galenic medicine to develop practices and concepts of spiritual direction.