Books published by Wipf & Stock Publishers

...The purpose therefore of the first part of this study is an attempt to show how monasticism grew out of the special conditions of thought and life in Egypt, a mode of approach which has not apparently been adopted elsewhere to the same extent.The latter part deals with a subject that has been treated attractively by many writers, but it aims at being a survey of the first century of monasticism in Egypt, based upon those sources which have been generally accepted by recent criticism as the most reliable.- From the Preface

Over the past year, we have seen that the fear of death caused by the pandemic has stopped the world. In this book, each contributor not only tries to narrow the gap between the book of Psalms and the contemporary reader but also encourages us to endure and enjoy our lives in our life settings in this ""strange land."" The authors recognize our weaknesses and remind us about the saving power of Jesus''s death for us. They try to make the ""difficulties and impediments,"" as one contributor says, ""constitutive of the saving power of Jesus Christ"" that transforms our hearts.