The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Cistercian studies 59)
from Cistercian Publications
The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the Church, they 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. First recorded in the fourth century, their Sayings-consisting of spiritual advice, anecdotes, parables, and reflections on life-influenced the rule of St. Benedict, set the pattern for Western monasticism, and have inspired centuries of poetry, opera, and art.
Organized around key themes-Charity, Fortitude, Lust, Patience, Prayer, Self-control, and Visions-this edition of the Sayings is fresh, accessible, and authoritative.
Translated, edited, and with an introduction by Benedicta Ward.
The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library)
by Thomas Merton
from Shambhala
In the fourth century, the wildernesses of Egypt and Palestine were inhabited by a strange breed of spiritual nonconformists: the first Christian hermits. Thomas Merton's affection for these "Desert Fathers" shines in this much-loved treasury of their acts and words of wisdom. His free translation from the Latin source Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.
Desert Wisdom: Sayings from the Desert Fathers
from Orbis Books
The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers
by Benedicta Ward
from Cistercian Publications
Seeking a Purer Christian Life: Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (Upper Room Spiritual Classics. Series 3)
from Upper Room Books
Eternal Wisdom from the Desert: Writings from the Desert Fathers (Christian Classic)
from Paraclete Press (MA)
In the fourth century, thousands of men and women fled into the Egyptian desert seeking to recapture the passion of the earliest Christians through lives of prayer and solitude.
As records of the wisdom and purity of the "desert fathers and mothers" spread through the Roman Empire, Christians streamed to the caves of these desert hermits, seeking counsel on the interior life. The hermits' ascetic practices and sagacious words were a shining witness to a living faith that could be woven into the fabric of daily life--offering timeless wisdom for both monastic and lay Christians.
This volume contains Athanasius' famous The Life of St. Anthony, St. Jerome's The Life of Paul the Hermit, and the collected sayings of many of the desert fathers. Encouraging humility, patience, prayer, introspection, and love, the desert fathers and mothers teach today's believers that deep contemplative practice opens the door to eternal wisdom for daily life.
Daily Readings With the Desert Fathers
The Desert Christian: Sayings of the Desert Fathers : The Alphabetical Collection
The wisdom of the Desert Fathers: The Apophthegmata Patrum (the anonymous series) (Fairacres publication ; 48)
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