Description: In Letter to Melania, Christian philosopher Evagrius of Pontus (345-399) meditates on the power of language, the composition of humanity in light of the three persons of God, and the final restoration when all creatures reunite with their creator. The first complete edition of the Syriac text is presented here alongside a new English translation.
Brief description: Adam Bremer-McCollum is a Research Associate at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, and co-editor of the Texts & Translations of Transcendence and Transformation series.