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Spiritual Warfare

The hidden battle of the soul against sin, passion, and the powers of darkness

Spiritual warfare names the Christian's inner struggle against sin, the disordered passions, and demonic temptation. Drawing on Paul's image in Ephesians of putting on the armor of God, and developed by Evagrius and the Desert Fathers, it frames the spiritual life as a real combat won through prayer, vigilance, and grace. The theme runs throughout Christian ascetic and devotional teaching.

How it traveled

  1. Ephesians
    Rome · 67
    explains
  2. 1 Thessalonians
    Corinth · 67
    applies
  3. 2 Corinthians
    Philippi · 67
    explains
  4. Matthew
    Antioch · 80
    explains
  5. Luke
    Rome · 84
    explains
  6. Revelation
    Patmos · 100
    explains
  7. 1 John
    Ephesus · 100
    explains
  8. Epistle to the Ephesians: Shorter and Longer Versions
    Antioch · 108
    applies
  9. The First Apology
    Rome · 165
    explains
  10. On Patience.
    · 220
    explains
  11. The Shows, or De Spectaculis.
    · 220
    applies
  12. Ad Martyras.
    · 220
    explains
  13. The Instructions of Commodianus.
    · 220
    explains
  14. The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas.
    · 220
    applies
  15. Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died
    · 325
    explains
  16. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  17. The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  18. Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.)
    Alexandria · 373
    explains
  19. Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene Hymns
    Edessa · 373
    explains
  20. The Letters
    Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
    explains
  21. Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
    Nazianzus · 390
    explains
  22. On the Duties of the Clergy
    Milan · 397
    explains
  23. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  24. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  25. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  26. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  27. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  28. The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  29. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  30. The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains

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Ephesians · Paul the Apostle

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Ephesians · Paul the Apostle

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On Patience · Augustine of Hippo

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The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews · John Chrysostom

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The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom · John Chrysostom

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