Poverty of Soul

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In Communion » Types of Religious Lives

This article by St. Mary (Skobtsova) of Paris represents an indictment of various types of pietism. After evaluating various modes of Russian piety, she states that poverty of soul — complete kenosis, self-giving, self-emptying love without regard for oneself — is the only valid path of ascetic identification with Christ. Everyone will find some conviction of himself in this article.

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