In the Heart of the Desert: Revised Edition: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (Treasures of the World's Religions)

In the Heart of the Desert: Revised Edition: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (Treasures of the World's Religions)

by: John Chryssavgis List Price: $19.95 Amazon.com's Price: $13.57 You Save: $6.38 (32%) as of 03/16/2010 06:03 EDT Used Price: $9.80 Third Party New Price: $12.22 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 270.2 EAN: 9781933316567 Edition: Revised ISBN: 193331656X Label: World Wisdom Manufacturer: World Wisdom Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: September 25, 2008 Publisher: World Wisdom Studio: World Wisdom Features: ISBN13: 9781933316567 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices Related Items: The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics) The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Cistercian studies 59) The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women Life in the Trinity: An Introduction to Theology With the Help of the Church Fathers The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library) see more Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Father John's inspiring introduction to the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers brings their words to life for the modern reader. These key figures of the early church chose lives of hardship and solitude, where they could point their hearts away from the outward world and toward an introspective path of God's calling in a deliberate and individual way. Contains a Foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, the second highest ranking Orthodox Bishop in England. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Excellent insights into the stories of the ancients This book is hard to put down, and I intend to re-read it. The stories of the 'Abbas' and 'Ammas' and their interactions with the brethren and sisters in the context of spiritual direction are insightful and have great spiritual depth and meaning. So many lessons! I especially loved the stories of Abba Zosimas and Abba Poemen. The section on Zosimas is newly translated material. This book is a treasure. All of the stories are generally great storehouses of Wisdom--and give insight into how to live in the Kingdom of Heaven...whether or not you presently dwell in the desert. After all, the desert is a spiritual metaphor...isn't it? Rating: - Delivery failure Dear Amazon, As the item apparently never reached the reciever I cannot write a review. Tim Sarris Rating: - An excellent introduction to the world of the Desert Mothers and Fathers The revised edition of In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers provides an excellent introduction to the world of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, surveying basic matters of God, death, and loneliness and considering translations and basic introductions to the sources themselves. Libraries strong in Christian analysis will find it a winning analysis.