James Cowan is the author of more than twenty books, including Francis: A Saint's Way and the best-selling A Mapmaker's Dream, for which he was awarded the Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal. He lives in Queensland, Australia.
A Journey in the Wilderness with Saint Anthony
Christianity
Paperback / New Seeds / 256 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN 978-1-59030-237-8 / May 2006
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Chronology ix
Introduction 1
1. Toward the Inner Mountain 7
2. Welcome, the Stranger 18
3. Life of an Anchorite 37
4. Citizen of Heaven 49
5. The Law of Promise ...
A Journey in the Wilderness with Saint Anthony
Christianity
Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 256 pages / 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
ISBN 978-1-59030-145-6 / August 2004
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The spiritual exploits of Anthony the Great—the prototype of the Christian "Desert Father"—have been immortalized in stories and art since the fourth century. Here is the stunning account of a modern seeker's quest to get beneath the legends that surround Anthony and to determine...
The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice
Fiction
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 176 pages / 5 x 7 1/4
ISBN 978-1-59030-520-1 / December 2007
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In sixteenth-century Venice, in an island monastery, a cloistered monk experiences the adventure of a lifetime—all within the confines of his cell. Part historical fiction, part philosophical mystery, A Mapmaker's Dreamtells the story of Fra Mauro and his struggle to realize his...
Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 208 pages / 5 x 7-1/4
ISBN 978-1-57062-339-4 / February 1998
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