Book cover for The Divine Name: The Jesus Prayer from the Desert to the Modern World: Volume 3 by Robert Scott

The Divine Name

The Jesus Prayer from the Desert to the Modern World: Volume 3

2026 Released
804 Pages
13-19 Hours
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Independently PublishedISBN 9798251749250
Volume III
Modern Elders & Global Orthodoxy

The final volume examines the continuation of the hesychast tradition in the modern world, showing how the prayer of the heart speaks to the spiritual challenges of contemporary life.

The Divine Name - Vol 3

The introduction addresses themes such as:

  • the crisis of attention in modern society

  • the rediscovery of contemplative spirituality

  • the role of Mount Athos in modern renewal

  • the relevance of hesychasm for psychological and spiritual healing

The volume focuses especially on modern spiritual elders who embodied the ancient tradition in the twentieth century.

St. Silouan the Athonite

Teachings on humility, repentance, love for enemies, and the famous counsel:
"Keep thy mind in hell and despair not."

St. Sophrony of Essex

A profound theological reflection on personhood, prayer, and the invocation of the Divine Name, including the concept of hypostatic prayer.

The final section explores the Jesus Prayer in the 21st century, addressing contemporary questions such as:

  • prayer and neuroscience

  • psychological integration

  • urban contemplative practice

  • technology and inner stillness

Supplementary materials include a glossary of key theological terms, a historical timeline of the hesychast tradition, and a comprehensive bibliography.


The Scope of the Series

Across its three volumes, The Divine Name offers:

  • A historical narrative of the Jesus Prayer from Scripture to the present

  • A theological analysis of the Divine Name and the invocation of Christ

  • A spiritual guide to the tradition of interior prayer

  • A portrait of the saints who embodied the prayer of the heart

The series reveals that the Jesus Prayer is not merely a relic of ancient monasticism but a living tradition that continues to guide Christians seeking communion with God in every age.

Robert Scott

Robert Scott discovered that true-crime writing is incredibly interesting, as "You have to be part journalist, part detective and part analytical writer for the true crime market." Robert's books have detailed the lives of killers and victims, police detectives and FBI agents—from California to Iowa, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. They've depicted stories from a murderous male/female team in the High Sierras to a psychopathic killer on the mean streets of Los Angeles. They've also told the stories of victims, from an exotic dancer, to a beautiful but naive college girl, to a loving and vulnerable ranch wife. "The lives of the victims, and the detectives who brought them justice, are vitally important in these stories," Robert said. "I absolutely believe in a comment related to me by an Assistant United States Attorney, 'To the living we owe respect, to the dead we owe the truth.'" Robert is currently working on true crime books set in Oregon and Northern California. Robert has been on many television shows on Discovery ID, A&E, E!, and Tru TV.

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