Penguin Classics The Desert Fathers, (Paperback)

from davidpwithun

Of course the sayings of the Desert Fathers are great. I couldn't have enjoyed reading them more and I certainly was edified along the way many times over. My reason for rating this book at 3 stars is the translation itself, with which I was very disappointed, and the introduction of the book, al...

from stillatim

As you'd expect, there's a lot of contradictory advice in here, but plenty of it is good. I do wish Ward had included more notes and more about the monks in question. This is very much a popularisation; not much use for we, the more academically inclined. "The true labourer struggles that the wor...

from ireneadler

A classic, and great translation by authority Benedicta Ward. Highly recommended

from ireneadler

A classic, and great translation by authority Benedicta Ward. Highly recommended