{"product_id":"the-spiritual-meadow","title":"The Spiritual Meadow: 219 Stories of the Desert Fathers, Saints, Miracles, and Early Orthodox Christian Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnter the ancient monastic world one story at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaint John Moschus gathers 219 accounts from the monasteries and communities of Palestine, Egypt, Sinai, and the eastern Mediterranean. The Spiritual Meadow moves between quiet hospitality, human failure, repentance, danger, and accounts of the miraculous. Its brief narratives bring Orthodox monastic life into focus through people and situations, making it an engaging choice for readers drawn to the Desert Fathers but more at home with stories than extended argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo hundred nineteen short accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonks, pilgrims, bishops, and ordinary Christians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHospitality, temptation, mercy, and repentance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this for narrative spiritual reading that can be taken a few stories at a time, while keeping each account in its historical setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAuthor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSaint John Moschus\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLanguage\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e142 pages\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTrim size\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e6 × 9 inches\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9798192227886\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAugust 12, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saints-and-authors#saint-john-moschus\"\u003eExplore Saint John Moschus and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174686163015,"sku":"B0HDY9CZVT","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/41itgYVvTsL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1788842560","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/the-spiritual-meadow","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}