Ascetic Pneumatology for the Laity
Ascetic Pneumatology for the Laity
This short chapter argues that Leo the Great is engaged in the same kind of ascetic pneumatology as is Cassian. Even though Leo (as a bishop of Rome) is concerned with the ascetic formation of the laity, he understands the Holy Spirit in much the same way as Cassian, who wrote to form professed monks as their abbot. St Leo is specifically concerned with liturgy and sacraments, as well as fasting and almsgiving. These provide special venues for the Holy Spirit to reform Christian lives.
Keywords: St Leo the Great, bishops, laity, sacraments, Holy Spirit, Eucharist, almsgiving, ascetic pneumatology
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