His reputation attracted followers, who settled near him, and in c. Youll find portions of 2 and 3, as well as other ancient histories, in helen waddell s the desert fathers vintage, 1998. Selected and translated by helen waddell, the desert fathers opens a window onto early christianity while presenting us with touching human models of faith, humility, and compassion. Daniel hornsby on helen waddells translation of the desert fathers.
An introduction to the desert fathers church history 101. The desert fathers waddell, helen, pennington, basil on. Palomar, and the desert fathershelen waddells 1936 translation of the stories and sayings of fourthcentury christian monks living in the. The most insistent response many modern readers have to the stories of the.
Libri vendita the desert fathers, siti di libri the desert fathers, scaricare libri the desert fathers the desert fathers schreiber. The desert fathers, translations from the latin with an. The sayings of the desert fathers is a unique collection which indeed made its mark, not. These men and women became known collectively as the desert fathers. Helen jane waddell 31 may 1889 5 march 1965 was an irish poet, translator and playwright. Selected and translated by helen waddell, the desert fathers opens a window onto early christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion. An introduction to the desert fathers my intention here is to introduce you to some men who lived in a very different era, in a very culture, but who loved and served the same lord we. They were the forerunners of the monks who in succeeding centuries would form cenobitic monasteriesthat is, communities of monks and nuns living no longer as hermits but under the rule and care of an abbot or abbess. Selected and translated by helen waddell, the desert fathers opens a window onto early christianity while presenting us with touching human models of faith. The desert fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Once during the persecution of christians and again to support the bishop athanasius. Helen waddell is the author of the desert fathers 4.