| Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection Contributor(s): Ward, Benedicta (Translator), Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0879079592 ISBN-13: 9780879079598 Publisher: Cistercian Publications OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1975 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 248.27 |
| Series: Cistercian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.52" W x 8.47" (0.82 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Give me a word, Father', visitors to early desert monks asked. The responses of these pioneer ascetics were remembered and in the fourth century written down in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and later Latin. Their Sayings were collected, in this case in the alphabetical order of the monks and nuns who uttered them, and read by generations of Christians as life-giving words that would help readers along the path to salvation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ward, Benedicta: - Benedicta Ward is Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality in the University of Oxford. Her most recent book is Anselm of Canterbury: His Life and Legacy (SPCK 2009). She is a member of the Anglican monastic community of the Sisters of the Love of God. |