:the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers : with a translation of Abba Zosimas' Reflections
/ John Chryssavgi
Bloomington, Ind.
: World Wisdom
, 2003.
xvii, 163 p.
:, [16] p. of plates col. ill
(Treasures of the world's religions)
Bibliography
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.
Desert Fathers
Spiritual life - Christianity - History of doctrines - Early church, 30-600