Becoming Fire by Tim Vivian
Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers
This book is indeed for all those who want to deepen their spirituality by entering into this wisdom of the desert day by day, story by storyCatholic Books Review
Becoming Fire would make a good addition to any Christian’s library . . . here is a whole book full of good words.Commonweal
Anyone familiar with this always intriguing, often provocative yet consoling literature will smile at hearing again well-loved, well-known sayings. . . . I am grateful not only to Tim Vivian and the other translators for bringing these words to us but also to Cistercian publications for making them available in this excellent volume.Cistercian Studies Quarterly
This is a fascinating and inspiring collection.CR
The desert tradition is a tradition for our time, and we could do worse than allow the wisdom of the desert to shape our Christian sensibility. After all, we, too, live in a wilderness—cities and suburbs can be a wilderness just as much as any desert—and the fathers and mothers can help show us the way. Savor this book and pray with it: it is really worth it.Episcopal Life
Savor this book and pray with it: it is really worth it.The Very Reverend Peter Eaton, Saint John’s Cathedral, Denver, Colorado
Becoming Fire would make a good addition to any Christian’s library . . . here is a whole book full of good words.Commonweal
Anyone familiar with this always intriguing, often provocative yet consoling literature will smile at hearing again well-loved, well-known sayings. . . . I am grateful not only to Tim Vivian and the other translators for bringing these words to us but also to Cistercian publications for making them available in this excellent volume.Cistercian Studies Quarterly
This is a fascinating and inspiring collection.CR
The desert tradition is a tradition for our time, and we could do worse than allow the wisdom of the desert to shape our Christian sensibility. After all, we, too, live in a wilderness—cities and suburbs can be a wilderness just as much as any desert—and the fathers and mothers can help show us the way. Savor this book and pray with it: it is really worth it.Episcopal Life
Savor this book and pray with it: it is really worth it.The Very Reverend Peter Eaton, Saint John’s Cathedral, Denver, Colorado
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780879075255 |
| ISBN 10 | 0879075252 |
| Title | Becoming Fire |
| Author | Tim Vivian |
| Series | Cistercian Studies Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liturgical Press |
| Year published | 2009-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |