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The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks. ISBN ; Ward, Benedicta. Discernment in the Desert Fathers: Diakrisis in the Life and Thought of Early Egyptian Monasticism. ISBN ; Ward, Benedicta (translator). The Sayings of the Desert Fathers. ISBN ; Ward, Benedicta. The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers. 10 rows ·  · The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks. The Desert Fathers.: 4/5(3). The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, The Alphabetical Collection, Translated, with a foreword by Benedicta Ward, SLG, Preface by Metropolitan Anthony (Kalamazoo, Cistercian Publications, ) The monks we hear in this book are the first exemplars of what would become monastic life/5().

A few years ago, a friend bought me The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks. When I picked up the book, I drew no connecting line between these 4th Century monks sitting in their cells in the Egyptian desert, waiting for the world to end, and myself, sitting, in the 21st Century, in my room in South East London. "The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks," translated and with an introduction by Benedicta Ward, not only provides insight into the life and thought of early Christian monasticism, but is a source of inspiriation for anyone who wishes to take seriously the disciplines of the Christian faith today. Sister Benedicta Ward SLG (born Florence Margaret Ward, ) is a theologian and historian of early Christian spirituality at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. She is particularly known for her research on the Desert Fathers, popularizing the collection known as the Apophthegmata bltadwin.ru has also written extensively on Anselm of Canterbury and Bede.

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. The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics) Paperback – J. by Benedicta Ward (Editor) out of 5 stars. ratings. See all formats and editions. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Try again. Price. The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers 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.