The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

 
9780140447316: The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0140447318 ISBN 13: 9780140447316
Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers 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. Their sayings were first recorded in the 4th century and consist of spiritual advice, anecdotes and parables. The Desert Fathers' teachings and lives have inspired poetry, opera and art, as well as providing spiritual nourishment and a template for monastic life.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Benedicta Ward is a Reader in the History of Early Christian Spirituality at the Theology Faculty in Oxford. She is the author of An Introduction to Christian Spirituality (SPCK, 1999) and Miracles and the Medieval Mind (Pennsylvania UP, 1987). She has translated The Prayers and Meditations of St Anslem for Penguin Classics.

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Verlag
Penguin Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0140447318
ISBN 13 
9780140447316
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
240
Herausgeber
Ward Benedicta
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