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The Egyptian Desert in the Irish Bogs
The Byzantine Character of Early Celtic Monasticism
by Father Gregory Telepneff
ISBN 0–911165–37–1
90 pp.
$7.95
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Basing his arguments on monastic rules, lives of Saints, manuscript illuminations, ecclesiastical architecture, and liturgical texts, Father Gregory presents a convincing case for the Eastern origins of the distinctively Celtic form of monastic life. He uncovers many striking similarities between the world of the Desert Fathers and the now lost world of Irish Orthodox Christianity, which was so deeply permeated by the monastic ideal.
About the Author
The Reverend Dr. Gregory Telepneff holds a B.A. degree from Yale University. the M.A. degree in theology from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a Licentiate in Theology from the St. Sophia Orthodox Theological Seminary, and the doctoral degree in Patristics from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He serves the St. John Chrysostomos Church in Saugus, M, and is an adjunct professor at Anna Maria College, where he teaches theology and ethics.
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