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Where God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another

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The place “where God happens,” in line with Rowan Williams’s striking new reading of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, is between every other. It is a truth that we of the twenty-first century most urgently want to learn as a way to heal the experience of alienation that has transform endemic to our age, and these unusual and appealing ancient figures, surprisingly, hold keys to this healing.

The fourth-century Christian hermits of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine understood the truth of Christian community profoundly, and their lives demonstrate it vividly—despite the fact that they frequently lived in solitude and isolation. The creator breaks through our preconceived ideas of the Desert Fathers to reveal them in a new light: as true and worthy role models—even for us in our modern lives—who have much to teach us about dealing with the anxieties, uncertainties, and sense of isolation that have transform hallmarks of modern life. They especially embody valuable insights about community, about how to live together in an intimate and meaningful way. Williams makes these radical figures, who clearly have a special place in his heart, come to life in a new way for everyone.

The book includes an appendix of selections from the teachings of the Desert Fathers.

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