The Book of Pastoral Rule: St. Gregory the Great

Popular Patristics Series Volume 34

Recognized as the most thorough pastoral treatise of the patristic era, this sixth-century work by St Gregory the Great carefully details the duties and obligations of the clergy concerning the spiritual formation of their flock. This is a new translation in English, the first in more than 50 years.

About the Author:  George E. Demacopoulos is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Fordham University and author of Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church.

Reviews:

• he Book of Pastoral Rule

  Posted by Andrew Louth, Emeritus Professor of Patristic and Byzantine studies at Durham University on 10th Jun 2020

  Pope St Gregory the Great is among the Latin fathers perhaps the closest to the Greeks, and his Pastoral Rule brings out this affinity and shows us Gregory as a true pontifex, that is, ' bridge-builder, ' between East and West.The Book of Pastoral Rule

• Posted by Brian Daley, Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame on 10th Jun 2020

  Pastoral Rule has served for generations of Christian readers in East and West as a moving, comprehensive description of ministry in the Church. This new translation by George Demacopoulos -- the first in English in more than fifty years -- is lively and accurate, and makes this early Christian classic once again available to us all... Required reading for all pastors!analogy's

• Posted by Cameron C on 15th Apr 2020

  head over heels, the interpretations of scripture were thought provoking. i ' ve enjoyed this series, but my little circle don ' t read much. you guys ever considered books on tape? i found a Athanasius, Incarnation.