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Daily Readings With St. Isaac of Syria (Daily Readings Series)
by St. Isaac of Syria
from Templegate Publishers

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• An Amazing Little Book
  St. Isaac of Syria provides a rare glimpse into the truly beautiful depths of Christianity. There are words of insight and wisdom here that draw you right into the very heart of God. A must read.

• A wonderful introduction to St. Isaac.
  'Daily Readings with St Isaac of Syria' ISBN 0-87243-173-8.
  For those coming to St. Isaac for the first time, this is a wonderful place to start. The interesting and useful brief Introduction by A. M. Allchin is a minor masterpiece. The translations, by Syriac scholar Sebastian Brock, read beautifully and succeed brilliantly in capturing something of the profound humanity and gigantic spirituality of St. Isaac. Each of the selected readings takes up only a single page or less, and all are worth... more info

• 'A spring welling up from the depths'
  Sixty clear, lucid meditations from a magnanimous theologian of the early church -- it is prose that reads like poetry, salutary and salvific. Meditations that could, in fact, be used as material for lectio divina. (We keep a bookmark on page 62, a page entitled "Do not despair.") This selection of readings is lucky enough to have an introduction by the great Anglican scholar A M Allchin.

  A book that might prove similarly inspiring, from the Western tradition, is "Love Without Measure: Extracts from the... more info

• For all who trust that God is more than our petty projection
  At a time when public Christendom is more a cause of chagrin than it is of delight, here is a timely corrective to "pious" habits of glib zeal and judgemental finger-pointing. Here is a selection from the saint's writings, the fruits of a holy life of prayer and compassion. "Someone who has tasted the truth is not contentious for truth. Someone who is considered among men to be zealous for truth has not yet learnt what truth is really like: once he has learnt it he will cease from zealousness on its... more info

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