An Introduction to the Desert Fathers (Cascade Companions)

An Introduction to the Desert Fathers (Cascade Companions)

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.
Country USA
Brand Cascade Books
Manufacturer Cascade Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate 2007-08-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781597525305

You might also like...