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The Desert Fathers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2003-03-27
The Desert Fathers written by and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-27 with Religion categories.
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. Their sayings were first recorded in the 4th century and consist of spiritual advice, anecdotes and parables. The Desert Fathers' teachings and lives have inspired poetry, opera and art, as well as providing spiritual nourishment and a template for monastic life.
The Sayings Of The Desert Fathers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 1975-02-01
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`Give me a word, Father', visitors to early desert monks asked. The responses of these pioneer ascetics were remembered and in the fourth century written down in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and later Latin. Their Sayings were collected, in this case in the alphabetical order of the monks and nuns who uttered them, and read by generations of Christians as life-giving words that would help readers along the path to salvation.
The Desert Fathers
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Author : Peter H. Gorg
language : en
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Release Date : 2011-08-12
The Desert Fathers written by Peter H. Gorg and has been published by Ignatius Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-12 with Religion categories.
In the late third century, more and more people withdrew to the radical seclusion of the desert so as to live entirely for God under the direction of a spiritual father. Among these "Desert Fathers" one figure is especially preeminent: Saint Anthony the Hermit. This book takes the reader back to the hour when monasticism was born and describes the life of those revolutionary Christians who sought God in the Egyptian desert. The focus of the book is the life and work of Saint Anthony, whose experiences of the spiritual life have a timeless beauty and validity, even for those not called to live as a monk. The second half of the book presents other Desert Fathers, such as Paul of Thebes, Pachomius, and Simeon Stylites, as well as the great founders of the monastic communities in Western Europe who were inspired by them: John Cassian, Columban, and Benedict, for example. "The monk's self-denial begins radically in precisely those departments of life which have perennially seemed to be the most important: ownership, self-determination and sexuality. At the same time those who admonish so uncomfortably become the salt that lends Christianity its original flavor. . . . Just as the saints are God's specific answer to the needs of a given time, so too are the religious orders that have been founded over the course of the centuries." - Peter Görg
The Desert Fathers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: London, Constable
Release Date : 1960
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In The Heart Of The Desert
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Author : John Chryssavgis
language : en
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
Release Date : 2008
In The Heart Of The Desert written by John Chryssavgis and has been published by World Wisdom, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
Father John's inspiring introduction to the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers brings their words to life for the modern reader. These key figures of the early church chose lives of hardship and solitude, where they could point their hearts away from the outward world and toward an introspective path of God's calling in a deliberate and individual way. Contains a Foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, the second highest ranking Orthodox Bishop in England.
The Desert Of The Heart Daily Readings With The Desert Fathers
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Author : Sister Benedicta Ward SLG
language : en
Publisher: SLG Press
Release Date : 2016-09-27
The Desert Of The Heart Daily Readings With The Desert Fathers written by Sister Benedicta Ward SLG and has been published by SLG Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Religion categories.
Fairacres Publications 179 The way of life of the fourth-century Desert Fathers, with its emphasis on solitude, silence and unceasing prayer, has inspired many modern spiritual writers. Why do the Desert Fathers have so much to say to us? To answer this question, Sister Benedicta presents some of the best and most illuminating stories and sayings from the desert. Readers will find spiritual wisdom, along with sharp humour and startling insight into human nature.
The Desert Fathers
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
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The Wisdom Of The Desert Fathers Systematic Sayings From The Anonymous Series Of The Apophthegmata Patrum
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Author : Sister Benedicta Ward SLG
language : en
Publisher: SLG Press
Release Date : 2011-07-07
The Wisdom Of The Desert Fathers Systematic Sayings From The Anonymous Series Of The Apophthegmata Patrum written by Sister Benedicta Ward SLG and has been published by SLG Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-07 with Religion categories.
Sister Benedicta notes in her Introduction that ‘the virtues and obligations inherent in the gospel for all are presented in the literature of the desert in stark and vivid colours, like a poster in their clarity’. In this collection of Sayings from the desert tradition arranged under subject headings, the monks and nuns of fourth-century Egypt show us that the spirituality of the desert is for everyone. Their teaching speaks to any who follow the way of Christ; it is concerned more with action and behaviour than with mystical experience, with compassion, forbearance, self-knowledge and facing inner conflict.
The Desert Fathers
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Author : Helen Waddell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
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Desert Fathers And Mothers
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Author : Christine Valters Paintner
language : en
Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Desert Fathers And Mothers written by Christine Valters Paintner and has been published by SkyLight Paths Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Religion categories.
Timeless and contemplative sayings from the earliest Christian sages of desert spirituality can be a companion on your own spiritual journey. The desert fathers and mothers were ordinary Christians living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Arabia who chose to renounce the world in order to deliberately and individually follow God's call. They embraced lives of celibacy, labor, fasting, prayer and poverty, believing that denouncing material goods and practicing stoic self-discipline would lead to unity with the Divine. Their spiritual practice formed the basis of Western monasticism and greatly influenced both Western and Eastern Christianity. Their writings, first recorded in the fourth century, consist of spiritual advice, parables and anecdotes emphasizing the primacy of love and the purity of heart. Focusing on key themes of charity, fortitude, lust, patience, prayer and self-control, the Sayings influenced the rule of St. Benedict and have inspired centuries of opera, poetry and art. This probing and personal SkyLight Illuminations edition opens up their wisdom for readers with no previous knowledge of Western monasticism and early Christianity. It provides insightful yet unobtrusive commentary that describes historical background, explains the practice of asceticism and illustrates how you can use their wisdom to energize your spiritual quest.