| The Desert Fathers on Monastic Community Contributor(s): Gould, Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198263457 ISBN-13: 9780198263456 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: This study examines the life and thought of the Christian monks of fourth- and fifth-century lower Egypt. It is based on the collections of their sayings and stories which were compiled in the late fifth century, known collectively as the Apopthegmata Patrum, which reveal the Desert Fathers' deep concern with the nature of the monastic community which they formed and the problems which might affect relationships between its members. This study reveals the value that the Desert Fathers placed on community as an integral part of their monastic ideal, and shows that they rarely regarded solitude as a way of life to be pursued at the expense of community. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Institutions & Organizations - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Monasticism |
| Dewey: 271.009 |
| LCCN: 92032203 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.72" W x 8.81" (0.75 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the life and thought of the Christian monks of fourth- and fifth-century lower Egypt. It is based on the collections of their sayings and stories which were compiled in the late fifth century, known collectively as the Apopthegmata Patrum, which reveal the Desert Fathers' deep concern with the nature of the monastic community which they formed and the problems which might affect relationships between its members. This study reveals the value that the Desert Fathers placed on community as an integral part of their monastic ideal, and shows that they rarely regarded solitude as a way of life to be pursued at the expense of community. |
