The Book of Mystical Chapters (Meditations on the Soul's Ascent, from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives)

The early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine were the spiritual heroes of their age—fleeing the security of civilization for the desert, where they sought God in lives of prayer, contemplation, and radical simplicity. This book is a portable collection of their teachings, and those of their contemplative contemporaries, ranging from the fourth through the eleventh centuries. It is arranged to the traditional model of three ascending "books": Praktikos (practice), Theoretikos (theory), and Gnosis (knowledge). Each book consists of 100 "sentences"—aphorisms or thoughts. Each sentence is intended to be read and meditated upon for an entire day—just as the monks themselves might have done as they went about their work.

This book title, The Book of Mystical Chapters (Meditations on the Soul's Ascent, from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives), ISBN: 9781590300077, by John Anthony McGuckin, published by Shambhala (July 8, 2003) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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