John Anthony McGuckin is a Professor of Early Church History at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a priest of the Orthodox Church. Born in Newcastle, England, he is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of nine books, including Standing in God's Holy Fire: The Byzantine Tradition and At the Lighting of the Lamps: Hymns of the Ancient Church.
Meditations on the Soul's Ascent, from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives
Christianity
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 224 pages / 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
ISBN 978-1-59030-007-7 / July 2003
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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...
