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The Desert Fathers (Vintage Spiritual Classics)
by John F. Thornton

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides — may we follow their directions home". — Archbishop Desmond Tutu

At a time when more and more readers are rediscovering their spirituality and seeking to integrate the divine into their daily lives, Vintage is proud to inaugurate its own series of spiritual classics. As the series title suggests, these books include the mainstays of the Western spiritual canon along with some of its less familiar masterpieces. They have been selected both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance to successive generations of readers. Printed in handsome uniform editions, with specially commissioned introductions by distinguished contemporary commentators, Vintage Spiritual Classics present the cumulative wisdom of the centuries to contemporary readers.

The definitive introduction to the stories and sayings of the holy men and women who, beginning in the fourth century A.D., pioneered the contemplative tradition of Christianity in their retreats in the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor. In this lucid and beautiful translation by Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers opens a window onto the world of early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion.

Synopsis:

The definitive introduction to the stories and sayings of the holy men and women who, beginning in the fourth century A.D., pioneered the contemplative tradition of Christianity in their retreats in the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor.

Synopsis:

By the fourth century A.D., devout Christians--men and women alike--had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. The Desert Fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Selected and translated by Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers opens a window onto early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion. With a new Preface by the Cistercian monk, writer, and revered teacher of contemplative prayer M. Basil Pennington, author of O Holy Mountain and Challenges in Prayer.

"God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home."
--Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375700194
Editor:
Thornton, John F.
Translator:
Waddell, Helen
Translator:
Waddell, Helen
Translator:
Waddell, Helen Jane
Introduction:
Pennington, M. Basil
Introduction:
Pennington, M. Basil, Ocso
Editor:
Thornton, John F.
Introduction:
Pennington, M. Basil, Ocso
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Bible
Subject:
Spiritual life
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Church History
Subject:
Christian biography
Subject:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Subject:
Spirituality
Subject:
Spirituality - General
Subject:
Spiritual life -- Christianity.
Subject:
Christianity -- History.
Subject:
Christian biography -- Egypt.
Subject:
Christianity - General
Subject:
Christianity - History - General
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 219-220.
Series:
Vintage Spiritual Classics
Publication Date:
March 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English.
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.30x4.89x.56 in. .42 lbs.
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