Book Summary
In the fourth century, the wildernesses of Egypt and Palestine were inhabited by a strange breed of spiritual nonconformists: the first Christian hermits. Thomas Merton's affection for these "Desert Fathers" shines in this much-loved treasury of their acts and words of wisdom. His free translation from the Latin source Verba Senorium illuminates their radical lives with insight and humor and sets them in close relation to Zen recluses, Hindu renunciants, and all those who have ever fled conventional life in search of higher wisdom. About the Author Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, spiritual director, political activist, social critic, and one of the most-read spiritual writers of the twentieth century. He is the author of many books, including The Seven Storey Mountain.
Book Details
| Book Name | The Wisdom Of The Desert: Sayings From The Desert Fathers Of The Fourth Century |
| Author | Thomas Merton |
| Publisher | Shambhala Publications (11/2004) |
| ISBN | 9781590300398 |
| Pages | 191 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1798 |