An Introduction to the Desert Fathers |
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Author:
| Byassee, Jason |
Series title: | Cascade Companions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4982-1037-9 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
Publisher: | Wipf & Stock Publishers
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Imprint: | Cascade Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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The desert fathers wanted to get away from a church co-opted by empire and a Christian faith grown cold and listless. They retreated to the desert to do battle against demons and against their own worst desires. They had no intention of being famous; yet ironically their Sayings have inspired millions of imitators over the centuries. This guide is meant to accompany a reading of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, in hopes that readers with lives quite different than those third- and...
More DescriptionThe desert fathers wanted to get away from a church co-opted by empire and a Christian faith grown cold and listless. They retreated to the desert to do battle against demons and against their own worst desires. They had no intention of being famous; yet ironically their Sayings have inspired millions of imitators over the centuries. This guide is meant to accompany a reading of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, in hopes that readers with lives quite different than those third- and fourth-century dwellers of the Egyptian desert might nevertheless come to imitate their lives of poverty, chastity, and obedience; and more importantly, that readers might grow more imaginative and passionate in their following of the same Lord.