The desert fathers wanted to get away from a church co-opted by empire and a Christian faith grown cold and listless. They retreated to the desert to do battle against demons and against their own worst desires. They had no intention of being famous; yet ironically their Sayings have inspired millions of imitators over the centuries. This guide is meant to accompany a reading of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, in hopes that readers with lives quite different than those third- and fourth-century dwellers of the Egyptian desert might nevertheless come to imitate their lives of poverty, chastity, and obedience; and more importantly, that readers might grow more imaginative and passionate in their following of the same Lord.
| Autorius: | Jason Byassee |
| Serija: | Cascade Companions |
| Leidėjas: | Cascade Books |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2007 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 130 |
| ISBN-10: | 1597525308 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781597525305 |
| Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Religious institutions and organizations |
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