John Cassian brought the teaching of the Egyptian monks to the West: the twelve books of the Institutes on the monk's life and the eight principal faults, the twenty-four Conferences with the Abbots of Egypt, and his seven books On the Incarnation against Nestorius. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
Sign in to track your progress, highlight verses, and follow a reading plan.
Contents
The Institutes, Book 8
1The Fourth Combat: Anger2Those Who Excuse Anger Because God Is Said to Be Angry3Scripture Speaks of God in Human Terms4How to Understand the Anger of God5How Calm a Monk Should Be6Righteous or Unrighteous, Anger Blinds7The One Good Use of Anger8David’s Right Kind of Anger9Anger Turned Against Ourselves10The Sun That Must Not Go Down on Our Anger11Anger That Outlasts the Sunset12Anger Held Back Only for Want of Revenge13Not Keeping Anger Even for a Moment14Being Reconciled with Our Brother15The Old Law Against Anger in the Heart16Solitude Is Useless If We Do Not Change17Our Peace Lies in Our Own Hands18Who Should Seek the Desert19Patient Only When No One Tests Us20Rooting Out Anger as the Gospel Commands21The Added Words Without a Cause22Remedies for Anger