The Desert Fathers Waddell Helen
The Desert Fathers Waddell Helen 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…
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The Desert Fathers Waddell Helen
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. 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. The Desert Fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition.
Basil Pennington, author of O Holy Mountain and Challenges in Prayer. With a new Preface by the Cistercian monk, writer, and revered teacher of contemplative prayer M. "God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land.
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