The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
“Clear, precise, biblically founded guidance...Skillfully blends knowledge of psychological growth with the great Christian traditions.” (Commonweal)“Brings desert spirituality to bear upon the contemporary scene. ... Hauntingly relevant for us today.” (Christianity Today)“Gemlike in its clarity.” (The Christian Century)“Inspiring, to the point, and eminently practical in his advice about living spiritually in the world of today.” (Spiritual Book News)“On the long road it’s good to have Nouwen and his divining rod. Deftly he bends toward the drop of spiritual wisdom caked in the most ordinary things.” (Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking)