Table of Contents

I. The Background
1: The Macarian Writings and their Historical Context
2: The Lineaments of the Macarian Vision
3: Macarius and the Cappadocians
4: Macarius and Evagrius
II. The Legacy
5: Mark the Monk
6: Diadochus of Photice
7: The Asceticon of Abba Isaiah
8: Maximus the Confessor
Conclusion

About the Author

Marcus Plested is Principal, Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (Cambridge Theological Federation) and Research Associate in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.

Reviews

Plested's work does a considerable service in opening up the Macarian legacy to detailed scrutiny, and should serve to encourage scholars interested in sympathetic appraisal of the tradition to undertake a deeper exploration of its early representatives, particularly those who have received less attention to date.
*Graham Gould, The Journal of Theological Studies*