{"product_id":"the-desert-fathers-paperback","title":"The Desert Fathers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Waddell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBasil Pennington\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the fourth century A.D., devout Christians--men and women alike--had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. \u003cb\u003eThe Desert Fathers\u003c\/b\u003e is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Selected and translated by Helen Waddell, \u003cb\u003eThe Desert Fathers\u003c\/b\u003e opens a window onto early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion. With a new Preface by the Cistercian monk, writer, and revered teacher of contemplative prayer M. Basil Pennington, author of \u003cb\u003eO Holy Mountain\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eChallenges in Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Archbishop Desmond Tutu\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the fourth century A.D., devout Christians--men and women alike--had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. The Desert Fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Selected and translated by Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers opens a window onto early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion. With a new Preface by the Cistercian monk, writer, and revered teacher of contemplative prayer M. Basil Pennington, author of O Holy Mountain and Challenges in Prayer. \u003cbr\u003e\"God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Archbishop Desmond Tutu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Waddell \u003c\/b\u003e(1889-1965), author and translator, was born in Tokyo and educated at Victoria College and Queen's University, Belfast, and at Somerville College, Oxford. She was once described as \"the Middle Ages' most persuasive interpreter\" by the president of Columbia University, where she was a fellow. She wrote, among others, the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eThe Wandering Scholars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMedieval Latin Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e; the novel \u003ci\u003ePeter Abelard, Beasts and Saints\u003c\/i\u003e; and, in 1936, \u003ci\u003eThe Desert Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, a translation of her own selections from a seventeenth-century Latin collection by Heribert Rosweyde, \u003ci\u003eVitae Patrum\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Lives of the Fathers,\" 2nd edition, 1628). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. Basil Pennington\u003c\/b\u003e, O.C.S.O. (1931-2005), was Abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. He authored over 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eO Holy Mountain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDaily We Touch Him\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.3 x 4.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42567080837216,"sku":"9780375700194","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/UMFRkr0W-K9780375700194.webp?v=1770648937","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-desert-fathers-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}