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from: Orbis Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 270.2
EAN: 9781570753718
ISBN: 1570753717
Label: Orbis Books
Manufacturer: Orbis Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 122
Publication Date: 2000-04
Publisher: Orbis Books
Sales Rank: 130718
Studio: Orbis Books
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Rating: - Excellent introduction
This book should convince most readers that reading the Desert Fathers (and Mothers) is enjoyable religious reading for the common spiritual seeker. The translations and the art accompanying them create a presentation that will appeal easly to those who enjoy the collections of Anthony de Mello, Idries Shah, various Jewish collections, Zen Buddhist stories ...
The tales and sayings themselves are short and evocative. For example: "Abba John the Little said: We have abandoned a light ... Read More
Rating: - superb introduction to the desert monastic tradition!
Yushi Nomura has put together a collection of roughly 100 sayings from the 4th and 5th century monks that we now collectively refer to as the Desert Fathers. In addition, each saying is illustrated with Japanese style brush drawings, which gives this collection a distinctive flavor when compared to either the collections by Thomas Merton or Helen Waddell.
This is not a comprehensive collection of sayings. Rather it serves as a superb introduction to this body of Christian literature. ... Read More
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