Becoming Fire

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Revised edition of Tim Vivian's Becoming Fire continues to inspire readers with ancient wisdom for modern Christian contemplation.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The sayings of the desert monks of the fifth and sixth centuries continue to inspire readers with their wisdom and those who read them as the ancients did slowly and reflectively still learn from the insights they offer. In this revised edition of</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> Becoming Fire: Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> Tim Vivian arranges these stories in short daily readings and invites readers to savor the monks' advice as guides to Christian living.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>This volume provides:</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>sayings and stories for each day of the year to use for lectio divina.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>saints and revered persons from the Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglican and Episcopalian traditions.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>sayings from the</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> Philokalia</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> and the fourth-fifth century monastic writers Neilos of Ancyra and Hyperechios among others.</span></li></ul><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>In addition there is a glossary of important monastic terms with cross-references to the fuller glossary in volume two of</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> The Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> (Cistercian Publications 2023). Perfect for students and enthusiasts of the desert tradition and desert monasticism. </span></p><p></p>