The Monastic Way: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living
By Hannah Ward.
Description
From its beginnings in the deserts of Egypt and surrounding countries in the third century, monastic life has drawn men and women away from society to seek God in simplicity and purity of heart. Given our often frenetic lives today, that sort of peace and solitude is deeply, mysteriously appealing. As this book of daily readings shows, however, monastic life is hardly an escape from the world. Indeed, monastic spirituality addresses the cares and concerns of human life from a unique perspective shaped by centuries of deepening spiritual wisdom. Culled from the writings of monks and...
ISBN(s)
0802840450, 9780802840455
