{"product_id":"the-book-of-mystical-chapters-meditations-on-the-souls-ascent-from-the-desert-fathers-and-other-early-christian-contemplatives-9781590300077","title":"The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent, from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives","description":"The early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine were the spiritual heroes of their age--fleeing the security of civilization for the desert, where they sought God in lives of prayer, contemplation, and radical simplicity. This book is a portable collection of their teachings, and those of their contemplative contemporaries, ranging from the fourth through the eleventh centuries. It is arranged to the traditional model of three ascending \"books\": \u003ci\u003ePraktikos\u003c\/i\u003e (practice), \u003ci\u003eTheoretikos\u003c\/i\u003e (theory), and \u003ci\u003eGnosis\u003c\/i\u003e (knowledge). Each book consists of 100 \"sentences\"--aphorisms or thoughts. Each sentence is intended to be read and meditated upon for an entire day--just as the monks themselves might have done as they went about their work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590300077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.47w x 0.61d","brand":"John Anthony McGuckin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660827127964,"sku":"9781590300077","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7037d1fc-b4eb-4f9d-ad56-c3d96ed8adc9.jpg?v=1603897638","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-mystical-chapters-meditations-on-the-souls-ascent-from-the-desert-fathers-and-other-early-christian-contemplatives-9781590300077","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}