The first edition in English, The Conferences by John Cassian have long been awaited by medievalists, monastics, and Patrisic scholars. Cassian, a major spiritual writer, a precursor of Benedict, and a bridge between the desert and the West, here provides a record of his dialogues and focus on the cultivation of virtue and purity of heart. Annotations include scholarly addenda, notes, textual reference, commentaries, and an index.
