Episode 6: Relevance of The Ladder for Those Living in the World, John of the Ladder, C. Veniamin

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Unit 15: “John of the Ladder: Principles of the Christian Life”, by Prof. Christopher Veniamin
Series: “Mystical Theology"
In Episode 6 of "John of the Ladder, Prof. Christopher Veniamin discusses the benefits for lay folk of reading literature that is intended first and foremost for a monastic audience.
Themes from this episode are listed in the Timestamps below.
Q&As available in The Professor’s Blog: https://mountthabor.com/blogs/the-professors-blog
Recommended background reading: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (Holy Transfiguration Monastery); Saint Silouan the Athonite, by St. Sophrony the Athonite; and The Enlargement of the Heart, by Archimandrite Zacharias
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I wish to express my indebtedness to the spoken and written traditions of Sts Silouan and Sophrony the Athonites, Fr. Zacharias Zacharou, Fr. Kyrill Akon, Fr. Raphael Noica, Fr. Symeon Brüschweiler; Fr. John Romanides, Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, Mtp Hierotheos Vlachos, Mtp Kallistos Ware, and Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources. Responsibility however for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2024

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1. Relevance of The Ladder for those living in the world (00:00:00)

2. St Sophrony’s definition of “asceticism” (00:02:08)

3. About the Steward (00:03:21)

4. Taking blame on oneself (00:07:59)

5. Asking for forgiveness (00:08:38)

6. Saints are normal human beings (00:10:08)

7. The Great Doxology (00:11:36)

8. Example given by Fr. Zacharias in The Enlargement of the Heart (00:13:51)

9. Accepting injustice (00:15:18)

10. “Make voluntary that which is involuntary…” (00:16:04)

11. “Thank God for all things!” (00:16:37)

12. “Except for sin, nothing in this world is evil…” (00:17:23)

13. Christian life is martyric (00:18:33)

14. Purpose of Christian life: “from glory to glory” (00:20:33)

15. Appendix: Compassion and Comforting (00:20:49)

16. Responding in a humble way brings God’s blessings (00:22:00)

17. Becoming co-workers with God (00:22:45)

18. Appeal (00:23:06)