{"product_id":"9781621892922","title":"An Introduction to the Desert Fathers","description":"The desert fathers wanted to get away from a church co-opted by empire and a Christian faith grown cold and listless. They retreated to the desert to do battle against demons and against their own worst desires. They had no intention of being famous; yet ironically their Sayings have inspired millions of imitators over the centuries. This guide is meant to accompany a reading of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, in hopes that readers with lives quite different than those third- and fourth-century dwellers of the Egyptian desert might nevertheless come to imitate their lives of poverty, chastity, and obedience; and more importantly, that readers might grow more imaginative and passionate in their following of the same Lord.","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139336683760,"sku":"9781621892922","price":9.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621892922_p0.jpg?v=1763859841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621892922","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}