The Sayings of the Desert Fathers

The Apophthegmata Patrum

Benedicta Ward, SLG, Anthony [Bloom] of Sourzah

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English

Cistercian Publications Inc
01 February 1975

Religion & beliefs; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works

Series: Cistercian Studies Series

Give me a word, Father', visitors to early desert monks asked. The responses of these pioneer ascetics were remembered and in the fourth century written down in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and later Latin. TheirSayings were collected, in this case in the alphabetical order of the monks and nuns who uttered them, and read by generations of Christians as life-giving words that would help readers along the path to salvation.

Preface by: Anthony [Bloom] of Sourzah
Translated by: Benedicta Ward SLG
Imprint: Cistercian Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: Revised edition
Volume: 59
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9780879079598
ISBN 10: 0879079592
Series: Cistercian Studies Series
Pages: 269
Publication Date: 01 February 1975
Audience: College/higher education , Adult education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benedicta Ward is Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality in the University of Oxford. Her most recent book is Anselm of Canterbury: His Life and Legacy (SPCK 2009). She is a member of the Anglican monastic community of the Sisters of the Love of God.