The Wisdom of the Desert [Paperback]

The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.In fact, Thomas Merton does not so much introduce the Fathers of the desert; he stands in their midst, one of them.