In the Heart of the Desert
The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers; With a Translation of Abba Zosimas’ Reflections
by John Chryssavgis, Benedicta Ward

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• Release date: October 28, 2003
• Publisher: World Wisdom Books
• ISBN: 9780941532518 (0941532518)
• Language: english
• Genres: spirituality, theology, religion, history, mysticism, catholic
• Format: paperback, 200 pages
• Author: John Chryssavgis, Benedicta Ward

About The Book

The words of spiritual counsel which form the heart of this book are as clear and timeless as the desert stars on a winter night. Not only do the sayings of the Desert Fathers possess the imprint of eternity,but the fresh and vital commentary by Father John Chryssavgis provides a key which unlocks their relevance for the reader of today. The actual Egyptian desert to which these monks fled in the fourth and fifth centuries was, of course, an actual place. But, the desert may also be understood as an inner geography of desolation and abandonment. Father John tells us that anyone who has experienced loneliness, brokenness, breakdown, or break-up — whether emotionally, physically, or socially — will connect with the profound humanity of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Various traditions from world religions teach that God enters into the empty soul. The universal and perennial message of these first Christian monks concerns the necessity of emptiness; they show us, by their examples, how to confront the chaotic impulses of the soul which drive us away from that still point where God is waiting.

In the Heart of the Desert portrays several of the key figures in early Christian monasticism including one of the Desert Mothers, Amma Syncletica. It also includes the first translation into English of the fifth-century text, The Reflections of Abba Zosimas. In a sense, this is not a book of the past, of the fourth or fifth centuries. It may be described as a book of the age to come, or of a new age. It speaks to our present age of an experience of a new life, of a fullness and renewal of life.

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