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
- EphesiansRome · 67explains
- 1 ThessaloniansCorinth · 67applies
- 2 CorinthiansPhilippi · 67explains
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- RevelationPatmos · 100explains
- 1 JohnEphesus · 100explains
- Epistle to the Ephesians: Shorter and Longer VersionsAntioch · 108applies
- The First ApologyRome · 165explains
- On Patience.— · 220explains
- The Shows, or De Spectaculis.— · 220applies
- Ad Martyras.— · 220explains
- The Instructions of Commodianus.— · 220explains
- The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas.— · 220applies
- Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died— · 325explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.)Alexandria · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene HymnsEdessa · 373explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- On the Duties of the ClergyMilan · 397explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies on the Statues to the People of AntiochConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
Key passages(20)
Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great · Gregory the Great
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Conferences of John Cassian. Part I. Containing Conferences I-X · John Cassian
The Conferences of John Cassian. Part I. Containing Conferences I-X · John Cassian
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians · John Chrysostom
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews · John Chrysostom
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom · John Chrysostom