With an introduction by Father Demetrios Carellas.

Translated from the 14th century manuscript recently discovered on Mt. Athos, the life and wisdom of St. Nephon, the Ascetic Bishop, is here divided into three sections: First Struggles; Toward Heights; and The Hierarch. Chapter headings include: Battle with the Demon; The Devil Returns; Counsels and Instructions; Vision: Future Judgment; How Souls Travel to Heaven; Miraculous Healings; Conversing with an Angel; Complaints and Joys of the Demons; Is there Resurrection of the Dead; Heavenly Visitors; and forty eight more.