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Beschreibung
The monastic tradition has often been seen as a life apart from the world. In reality, it exists for the life of the world.

At the heart of the desert tradition lies a simple but demanding truth: the deepest battle is fought within the human heart, and the renewal of the Church begins there. Prayer, silence, humility, repentance, and love are not monastic ideals alone-they are the very life of the Gospel.

Drawing from the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and the modern spiritual elders, Fr. Charbel Abernethy reveals the monastic heart as the hidden inheritance of every Christian. In an age marked by noise, fragmentation, and spiritual exhaustion, this book offers a path back to the one thing necessary: communion with the living God.

The future of the Church will be shaped by those whose hearts have become a dwelling place for Christ.
The monastic tradition has often been seen as a life apart from the world. In reality, it exists for the life of the world.

At the heart of the desert tradition lies a simple but demanding truth: the deepest battle is fought within the human heart, and the renewal of the Church begins there. Prayer, silence, humility, repentance, and love are not monastic ideals alone-they are the very life of the Gospel.

Drawing from the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and the modern spiritual elders, Fr. Charbel Abernethy reveals the monastic heart as the hidden inheritance of every Christian. In an age marked by noise, fragmentation, and spiritual exhaustion, this book offers a path back to the one thing necessary: communion with the living God.

The future of the Church will be shaped by those whose hearts have become a dwelling place for Christ.
Über den Autor
Fr. Charbel Abernethy is a Catholic priest, an aggregate monk of Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Redwood Valley, California, and a graduate of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center. His work is deeply rooted in the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and the teaching of the modern Athonite elders, bringing the Christian contemplative tradition into conversation with a profound understanding of the human heart.Through his books and the work of Philokalia Ministries, he seeks to help Christians encounter the healing love of Christ through prayer, repentance, and purity of heart. The Monastic Heart and the Future of the Church is the first volume in the City a Desert series.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9798996766406
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Abernethy, Fr. Charbel
Hersteller: City a Desert Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Fr. Charbel Abernethy
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2026
Gewicht: 0,486 kg
Artikel-ID: 135956429

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