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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jun 26, 2024 6:13:39 GMT -6
I've been reading The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness. It's been really interesting for me.
What it's not: It's not a theological book or even meant to be a devotional (well, that;'s my opinion). Instead, it talks about practices of the Desert Mothers and focuses in on accounts of a select few of them. It's more like a quick historical overview, including some of the practices (hospitality, community) and occasional prayers that had been written by/associated with one or another of them.
I think the most interesting thing for me is that these women were often (not always) from well-to-do families at a time when Christianity was no longer forbidden. In other words, they could have stayed in their homes, had more comfortable lives, and worshipped openly as Christians in safety. But they chose to live in the desert as a means to refocus their minds on what is important by removing the distractions of their previous living environments.
FWIW: I'm about 3/4 of the way through the book, and while the Desert Fathers have been mentioned throughout the book, there is little information about them (probably because the book is specifically about the Desert Mothers).
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Post by michelle on Jun 26, 2024 7:44:13 GMT -6
That sounds like an interesting book
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Post by mountainma on Jun 27, 2024 19:13:53 GMT -6
I love historical stuff. This sounds like something I'd really enjoy.
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