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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $9.65
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Manufacturer: Cistercian Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Cistercian Publications
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 200
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Publication Date: 1987-06
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Reading Level: 269
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $7.96
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Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 230
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Publication Date: 2003-07-29
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the Church, they were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer, and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. First recorded in the fourth century, their Sayings-consisting of spiritual advice, anecdotes, parables, and reflections on life-influenced the rule of St. Benedict, set the pattern for Western monasticism, and have inspired centuries of poetry, opera, and art.
Organized around key themes-Charity, Fortitude, Lust, Patience, Prayer, Self-control, and Visions-this edition of the Sayings is fresh, accessible, and authoritative.
Translated, edited, and with an introduction by Benedicta Ward.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.72
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Manufacturer: Shambhala
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Thomas Merton
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Publisher: Shambhala
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Edition: Gift edition
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Dewey Decimal Number: 271.009015
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Publication Date: 2004-11-16
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: In the fourth century, the wildernesses of Egypt and Palestine were inhabited by a strange breed of spiritual nonconformists: the first Christian hermits. Thomas Merton's affection for these "Desert Fathers" shines in this much-loved treasury of their acts and words of wisdom. His free translation from the Latin source Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom.
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Price: $15.00
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Sale: $8.63
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Manufacturer: Orbis Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Orbis Books
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 270.2
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Publication Date: 2000-04
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Reading Level: 122
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Price: $6.95
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Sale: $6.94
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Manufacturer: Cistercian Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Benedicta Ward::Anthony Bloom
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Publisher: Cistercian Publications
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Dewey Decimal Number: 200
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Publication Date: 1986-06
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Reading Level: 66
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $10.45
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Manufacturer: Liturgical Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: David G. R. Keller
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Publisher: Liturgical Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 271.009015
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Publication Date: 2005-04-30
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Reading Level: 181
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Description: The life and wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers is not only retained in historical volumes, but has been a constant presence throughout the development of the church. A formative influence since the time of the early Christians, this wisdom has the power to transform and nurture even today. Using six fundamental aspects of desert monastic life as windows—The Cell, Patience, Praxis, Labor and Time, Solitude and Silence, and Humility—Oasis of Wisdom reveals the world that created the wisdom of early Christian monastic men and women. With this experiential approach to learning, Keller goes beyond simple reflection by providing substantial historical background, including the environment of solitude, ascetic disciplines, labor, and daily life experiences. Touching on the social, religious, political, and linguistic influences of the culture, it is an ideal introduction for modern readers with limited backgrounds in theology or church history. Oasis of Wisdom is ideal for those seeking spiritual mentoring or a discipline of prayer, and will appeal to those from all denominations and backgrounds, from those new to church history to oblates. The richness of this ancient wisdom will challenge modern Christians to catch the spirit of the desert elders and join in their struggle to live an authentic human life. Chapters are: "Politeia: The Monastic World of the Desert Fathers and Mothers," "Oikoumene: The Inhabited World Surrounding the Desert Fathers and Mothers," "Sunrise to Sunrise: The Daily Lives of Early Egyptian Desert Elders and Monastic Communities," "The Cell: Meeting God and Ourselves," "Patience: Learning Not to Run from God or Authentic Human Life," "Stillness and Silence: Being Present to God, Ourselves, and the World," "Praxis: An Ascetic Vocation that Forms, Nourishes and Guards the Soul," "Praxis and Labor: The Sanctification of Daily Life," "Humility: Making Christ Tangible," and "Two Deserts." Also includes an introduction and a bibliography.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Paraclete Press (MA)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 270.1
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Publication Date: 2001-10
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Reading Level: 152
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Description: In the fourth century, thousands of men and women fled into the Egyptian desert seeking to recapture the passion of the earliest Christians through lives of prayer and solitude. As records of the wisdom and purity of the "desert fathers and mothers" spread through the Roman Empire, Christians streamed to the caves of these desert hermits, seeking counsel on the interior life. The hermits' ascetic practices and sagacious words were a shining witness to a living faith that could be woven into the fabric of daily life--offering timeless wisdom for both monastic and lay Christians. This volume contains Athanasius' famous The Life of St. Anthony, St. Jerome's The Life of Paul the Hermit, and the collected sayings of many of the desert fathers. Encouraging humility, patience, prayer, introspection, and love, the desert fathers and mothers teach today's believers that deep contemplative practice opens the door to eternal wisdom for daily life.
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Price: $4.95
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Sale: $3.24
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Manufacturer: Templegate Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Desert Fathers
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Publisher: Templegate Publishers
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Publication Date: 1990-05
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Reading Level: 96
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Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Apophthegmata Patrum
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Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co
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Dewey Decimal Number: 248.27
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Publication Date: 1980-07
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Reading Level: 269
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Price: $5.00
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Sale: $1.79
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Manufacturer: Upper Room Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Upper Room Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 270.2
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Publication Date: 2000-01
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Reading Level: 80
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