Earthen Vessels: The Practice of Personal Prayer According to the Patristic Tradition - Softcover

Bunge O.S.B., Gabriel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898708370 ISBN 13: 9780898708370

Publisher: Ignatius Press, 2002

Synopsis

The Fathers of the Church, deeply-rooted in the Scriptures, have left us a rich treasure as inheritance, not only of texts, but also of manners, forms and gestures of prayer. Today, western Christianity in a special way, needs to rediscover the intimate union which must exist?in prayer just as in any aspect of Christian life?between theory and practice, between contemplation and practical exercise. One learns how to pray by praying, and the whole of our being is called to participate in this work: the mind, the heart, but also the body, the gaze, the senses.

Fr. Gabriel Bunge, a hermit with great spiritual discernment and profound knowledge of the Fathers of the desert, presents with masterly coherence this important unity between what one believes and what one expresses in the practice of prayer: a fascinating rediscovery of the valuable treasure contained in the teachings of the Church Fathers on the practice of personal prayer.

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Review:

"Father Gabriel has the rare gift of combining exquisite scholarship with spiritual depth and simple language. Earthen Vessels is a masterpiece of tradition-rooted guidance to the practice of prayer."

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—Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn,Archbishop of Vienna Author,Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church

About this edition

• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0898708370
• ISBN 13: 9780898708370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 225