In the heart of the desert : the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers : with a translation of Abba Zosimas' Reflections / John Chryssavgis ; foreword by The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia.

• Foreword to the revised edition / by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware -- Foreword to the original edition / by Benedicta Ward, SLG -- Introduction -- The text through the centuries -- The age of the Desert Fathers and Mothers -- Key personalities -- The desert as space -- The struggle against demons -- The patience of the cell -- Silence and tears -- The treasury of the heart -- Spiritual guidance along the way -- The power of detachment -- Education and formation -- Solitude and charity -- The desert and the body -- The desert and the environment -- The desert and gender -- Miracles and signs -- Praying to God -- Encountering God.

Ämnesord

Ökenfäder  (sao)

Andligt liv  (sao)

Klosterväsen  (sao)

Desert Fathers.  (LCSH)

Spiritual life  -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600. (LCSH)

Kvinnor och kristendom  -- historia (sao)

Desert Fathers  (LCSH)

Spiritual life  (LCSH)

Monasticism and religious orders  (LCSH)

Monasticism and religious orders for women  (LCSH)

Egypten  (sao)

Palestina (landområde)  (sao)

Sinai 

Klassifikation

BR195.C5 (LCC)

270.2092 (DDC)

Cj.2 (kssb/8 (machine generated))