An Introduction to the Desert Fathers - Couverture souple

Byassee, Jason

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597525308 ISBN 13 : 9781597525305

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2007

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jason Byassee teaches preaching at the Vancouver School of Theology in British Columbia, where he holds the Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Hermeneutics. He is a longtime contributor to Christian Century magazine and the author, most recently, of Northern Lights: Resurrecting Church in the North of England (2020).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597525308
• ISBN 13: 9781597525305
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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