The Luminous Eye: The Spiritual World Vision of Saint Ephrem the Syrian

This spiritual worldly vision of St. Ephrem the Syrian, a fourth century Syriac Father who is relatively unknown, yet the author claims, should be grouped with the likes of St. Athanasius, St. Basil and the two Gregorys. This study of the spiritual world of St. Ephrem, explains his sources, symbols and theology.

About the Author:
Sebastian Brock is Reader in Syriac Studies in the University of Oxford, where he is also a Fellow of Wolfson College. He has written extensively on Syriac subjects and served on the translation panel which produced The Psalms: A New Translation for Worship (1977). He is a member of the Editorial Board of Sobornost/Eastern Churches Review, and is curator of the Mingana Collection of Manuscripts at the Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. Before taking up his present position, Dr. Brock taught in the Department of Theology at the University of Birmingham and in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Cambridge.