The Monks of Mount Athos: A Western Monk's Extraordinary Spiritual Journey on Eastern Holy Ground4 reviews M. Basil Pennington Skylight Paths Publishing, 2003 Outstanding spiritual memoir + Gain Insight to One of the Most Holy Places in Orthodox Christianity In the 1970s, the trappist father Basil took a long retreat at Mt. Athos. It was the 25th anniversary of his profession among the Cistercians, and he felt a need to take some time to examine his progress and whether or not there was too much activity in his life. This book chronicles the several ...             The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria12 reviews John Kiser St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 A Bridge between two Cultures + great book + Great book - Terribly messed up place + Awe Inspiring             Journey Back to Eden: My Life and Times Among the Desert Fathers10 reviews Mark Gruber, M. Michele Ransil Orbis Books, 2002 Terrific + Journey through the Desert with the Fathers + The Modern-Day Desert Fathers + Excellent - very readable + Captivating description of our monks             The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Cistercian studies 59)12 reviews Cistercian Publications, 1987 few better places to start on desert monasticism + Review of The Sayings of the Desert Fathers + Teleport to a life with the Fathers + Absolutely Inspirational + Best Book to read if you are interesting in learning more about your faith             Monks of Dust: The Holy Men of Mount Athos3 reviews Xavier Zimbardo Rizzoli International Publications, 2001 Jaw-Dropping + Images of Faith + More Than Photographic Genius The story behind these photos makes them all the more awe-inspiring, but their beauty stands alone. Superb photography and design, unique and amazing subject. If you're looking for something new from a photography book, this is it.             Wisdom from Mount Athos: The Writings of Staretz Silo1 review Siluan, A. Sophuney, ... St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 2001 St. Silouan, pray for us! From my friends I have learned to kiss not only precious people but precious objects, and holy ones. This is a book to read, to love and to kiss. It contains some sayings of St. Silouan the Athonite, a twentieth-century Russian Orthodox Christian monk living on Mt. Athos, compiled by his disciple ...             Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise5 reviews Graham Speake Yale University Press, 2002 The definitive book on Mt Athos + An outstanding history of a remarkable place - Mount Athos + Next best thing to being there + Extremely well done + Next best thing to going!             Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia1 review Massimo Capuani, Otto F. A. Meinardus, ... Liturgical Press, 2002 A truly stunning and unusually panoramic history Compiled and written by Massimo Capuani (historian and researcher in the field of Eastern Christian Churches, as well as Middle Eastern and Mediterranean culture) and enhanced with informed and informed contributions by Otto F. A. Meinardus (Fellow of the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo) and ...             The Living Witness of the Holy Mountain: Contemporary Voices from Mount Athos2 reviews St Tikhons Seminary Pr, 1995 Filled with warmth and insight + Very good understanding of the Holy Mountain There is no need for a lengthy review in this instance. This book is, to put it quite simply, an outstanding resource for anyone who wants to see into the heart of Orthodoxy. The Orthodox ( Athonite ) tradition, largely unknown or at best, poorly understood by Western Christianity, offers a ...             The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality41 reviews Kyriacos C. Markides Image, 2002 Approachable Orthodoxy + A Special Book + Highly recommend this book + Mountain of contemplation             From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East67 reviews William Dalrymple Holt Paperbacks, 1999 Inspirational + A detailed account of Eastern Christianity + A book transcending itself + Zeal For Ecclesiastical Arcana             The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers (Lion Wisdom)2 reviews Benedicta Ward Lion Pub, 2002 A Sanctifying verse : Wisdom of the Desert Fathers: When Evagrius Ponticus, asked Macarius for a word of wisdom, Abba Macarius replied; "Do not speak unless you are asked to!" One verse of wisdom: The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers focused on the request of a monastic novice pleading to an Elder; "Please give me a word of guidance." The novice ...             Athos : Travels on the Holy Mountain2 reviews Matthew Spencer Azure Books (UK), 2001 Cradle of Eastern Orthodoxy Speaking as one who spent some time on the Holy Mountain in 1999, ostensibly to tread in the footsteps of Nikos Kazantzakis, Greece's most celebrated novelist and man-of-letters, who visited Athos in 1914 and 1916, I want to affirm Spencer's piece of travelogue. With refreshing honesty, combined ...             The Lives of the Desert Fathers: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (Cistercian Studies No. 34)5 reviews Cistercian Publications, 1981 Ancient Mysticism + An Interesting Collection of Spiritual Wisdom + Worth Every Penny! + A most interesting and inspiring read + Primo             How Far to Follow?: The Martyrs of Atlas Bernardo Olivera Saint Bede's Publications, 1997             Desert Wisdom: Sayings from the Desert Fathers2 reviews Orbis Books, 2000 superb introduction to the desert monastic tradition! + Excellent introduction Yushi Nomura has put together a collection of roughly 100 sayings from the 4th and 5th century monks that we now collectively refer to as the Desert Fathers. In addition, each saying is illustrated with Japanese style brush drawings, which gives this collection a distinctive flavor when compared ...             The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism7 reviews Douglas Burton-Christie Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 The Word shines in the Apophthegmata Patrum + Bible Study Leading to Holiness not Haughtiness + Words of Biblical Wisdom: The Marvels of the Monastic Garden + Analysis of the role of Scripture and Sanctified Living among Monks + Desert Fathers quest for holiness, embodying the Word             The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent from the Desert Fathers and Other Early ...5 reviews John Anthony Mcguckin Shambhala, 2002 Slow down, you move too fast! + The Christian Mystical Tradition + "A lion is known by its paw" + Straightforword advice from the masters + More than three hundred short meditations             Alone in Community: Journeys into Monastic Life Around the World1 review William Claassen Forest of Peace Publishing, 2000 Fascinating Information This book takes the reader on a tour of monasteries throughout the world.... Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindi, Jain, etc.. The author spent retreat time in all of these settings, and in most of them he was also able to interview residents also. The information presented is fascinating and reads ...             The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria12 reviews John Kiser St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 A Bridge between two Cultures + great book + Great book - Terribly messed up place + Awe Inspiring