Pachomian: Chroniclesa and Rules is volume two in the three volume series on Pachomius and the origins of cenobitic monasticism
Christ in the Psalms takes the reader on a thought-provoking and enlightening pilgrimage through this beloved prayer book of the Church
St Isaac of Ninevah produced a monastic anthropology that has been a major influence on all of Byzantine spiritual literature
Christian tradition often seems to give only grudging approval to the married life
Words to Live By: Journeys in Ancient and Modern Egyptian Monasticism 31111 Pachomian: Chroniclesa and Rules is"Sugg. Donation" Give me a word, Father. From the time of Saint Antony 'at least 'younger monks would ask older, experienced monks, abbas or ammas ( 'fathers ' or 'mothers '), for a saving word, for advice, for wise counsel on how to live. In this book, Coptic scholar and priest Tim Vivian shares personal accounts of journeys to present day monasteries in Egypt, and translations of ancient texts exemplifying the 'words, ' the insights that have guided