James E. Goehring

The Making of the Self

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“A tour-de-force through the theory and practice of asceticism in late antiquity. Valatansis's insightful focus on the transformative power of ascetic performance permits one to see asceticism through the ascetic's eyes. His work compels us to reflect anew on the nature and role of asceticism in antiquity, and, in the process, to consider its meaning and relevance today.”