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Four Faces of Anger Seneca, Evagrius Ponticus, Cassian, and Augustine

ISBN-10: 0761851690

ISBN-13: 9780761851691

Edition: 2010

Authors: Gertrude Gillette

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Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/7/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 178
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Seneca: A Stoic Approach
Life
Philosophical Background
What is Anger?
Is Anger Natural or Useful?
How Does Anger Behave?
The Causes or Stimuli of Anger
External Stimuli
Internal Stimuli
Characteristics of Anger
How is Anger Cured?
The General Rules
For children
For adults
Reform of the Mind
Behavioral Skills
Precautionary steps
Immediate remedies
Conclusion: the Benefits
Evagrius Ponticus: The Desert Approach
Introduction
Life
Evagrius' Teaching on the Evil Thoughts
Anger: What It Is
Causes: Why Does a Monk Become Angry?
Anger: What it Does
What Anger does to Prayer
The Good of Restraint
Remedies for the Cure of Anger
Discernment of Thoughts
Reconciliation
Virtue
Prayer
Asceticism
Gentleness
Conclusion
Cassian: Anger & Friendship
Life
Introduction to Anger: the Eight Deadly Sins/Vices
Anger: The 4<sup>th</sup> Deadly Sin
Anger and Friendship: Conference 16
Introduction
True Friendship
The Rules for true Friendship(and Commentary)
Conflict within Friendship
Wrong ways to react
Right ways for friends to respond
Conclusion
Augustine: Anger in Community
An Overview of Augustine's Journey
Signposts along the way
non in contentione et aemulatione
Episcopal altercations
Megalius: A lesson in forgiveness
Fussala: Antony and his victims: compounded rage
Conclusion
Anger in the Context of the Rule
General Introduction: Augustine's Model of Monasticism
Garden Monastery
Clerical monastery
Introduction to the Rule and Anger
What "makes" Community
Love and Harmony
Honor God Mutually in Each Other
Harmony of Voice and Heart
Service to the Community
Role of Superiors
Everything in common
Manual Labor
What Breaks Down Community
The Fearsome Foursome
Seeking Affection/Love outside the Community
Murmuring
Anger
Contumacy
Repairing the Damage
Forgiveness
Patient Endurance
Correction
Conclusion
Postscript
The Sermons
Lenten Exhortations
Responses to Anger
Negative reactions
denial
nurturing resentment
seeking revenge
Positive responses
turning anger on itself
taking personal responsibility by admission
asking for forgiveness
forgiving
refraining from being party to others' enmities
Conclusion
Concluding Remarks
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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