The text through the centuries -- The age of the Desert Fathers and Mothers -- Key personalities -- The desert as space -- The struggle against demons -- The patience of the cell -- Silence and tears -- The treasury of the heart -- Spiritual guidance along the way -- The power of detachment -- Education and formation -- Solitude and charity -- The desert and the body -- The desert and the environment -- The desert and gender -- Miracles and signs -- Praying to God -- Encountering God.
xvii, 163 p., [16] p. of plates :col. ill. ;23 cm.
Book Details
Author
Chryssavgis, John.
Publication Translator
Zosimas,Abba,fl. 475-525.Reflections.English.
Place Published
City
Bloomington, Ind.
Date Published
circa 2003
Publication Subjects
Desert Fathers.
Spiritual life--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Call No.
BR195 .C5 C47 2003
ISBN
0941532518 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2002155885
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-161).