British author, translator and philosopher. A pioneer of Modern Greek studies in England and a prolific writer on theological and philosophical themes, addressing the origins of the social and spiritual crisis as evidence of a larger spiritual crisis and sought always to emphasize the living relevance of the Orthodox spiritual tradition in a fragmented secular world. He produced a number of works developing this theme, including The Sacred in Life and Art, Human Image: World Image: The Death and Resurrection of Sacred Cosmology and The Rape of Man and Nature. Among the works for which he is best known (together with his collaborators Kallistos Ware and G. E. H. Palmer) is the complete translation of the Philokalia, a compendium of mystical writings by the spiritual fathers of the Orthodox Church, published in 1998.
British author, translator and philosopher. A pioneer of Modern Greek studies in England and a prolific writer on theological and philosophical themes, addressing the origins of the social and spiritual crisis as evidence of a larger spiritual crisis and sought always to emphasize the living relevance of the Orthodox spiritual tradition in a fragmented secular world. He produced a number of works developing this theme, including The Sacred in Life and Art, Human Image: World Image: The Death and Resurrection of Sacred Cosmology and The Rape of Man and Nature. Among the works for which he is best known (together with his collaborators Kallistos Ware and G. E. H. Palmer) is the complete translation of the Philokalia, a compendium of mystical writings by the spiritual fathers of the Orthodox Church, published in 1998.
