Books with title Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom

Gathering Clouds is a curious blend. Part fiction, part history, it combines literary elements with historical research to produce an interesting fictionalized story of St. John Chrysostom. St. John was an Early Church Father, beloved for his compassion. Farrar lauds St. John by crafting an interesting tale of the historical events in St. John's life. But--as Farrar writes in the Preface--Gathering Clouds is more than just a tale of "passing amusement." Gathering Clouds is meant to be of a more serious theological and spiritual substance, conveying certain theological and spiritual points. These points don't diminish the story in any way; indeed, if anything, they enhance it. Among other things, they indicate to the reader the importance of living one's life for God, even amongst serious and daily suffering. Gathering Clouds is thus an engaging read--bringing together the best elements of literature, theology, and history. In the end, it edifies through it descriptions of the trials and strengths of St. John, all the while entertaining readers.

Excerpt from Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. ChrysostomI acknowledge with gratitude the kind reception which was accorded to Darkness and Dawn by a. Large number of readers; and, from many communications which have reached me, I trust that I did not wholly fail in making my aim understood and appreciated. I did not appeal to the ordinary novel-reader. I wished to create an interest far deeper and higher than that of passing amusement.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...Isaac; by the too numerous bishops who neglected their sees for their greed or ambition; by the great mass of the clergy, who would not be parted from their youthful agapetce, or give up their cringing to the wealthy and powerful; and by all the sham widows, and sham virgins, and sham deaconesses, who arrogated to themselves the reverence of sainthood by virtue of the distinctive dress, which served them at once as a passport to delightful freedom and as a broadened phylactery of pretentious profession. AH these detested him with that bitterest kind of virulence which the world calls 'theological,' and recognises as not to be paralleled among secular circles. As for the world of fashion and wealth, at first it did not make up its mind whether to crush Chrysostom or to patronise him. It soon found the latter course impossible. His warnings were so unmistakable in their plainness, so direct in their aim, so unique in their severity, that they could not be classed among the other thousand utterances of vapid pulpit rhetoric, which were generally understood to mean nothing in particular. This man was not indulging in the language of professional conventionality. It was quite clear that he meant what he said, and that he would act up to it. For he was not content with idle denunciation, or with talk which might be regarded as suitable enough for St. Sophia, but might be safely ignored in ordinary life. On the contrary, he declared in the most solemn manner that he would excommunicate the worst offenders, and that he would repel from the Holy Table those who obstinately refused to listen to his warnings and to reform their habits. Preachers in all ages have attacked particulars of dress. St. Jerome was so much disgusted with the innovation of Roman ladies in spri...

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Lang:- English, Pages 608. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1895]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1895 [Hardcover] Author:- Frederic William Farrar

Excerpt from Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. ChrysostomI acknowledge with gratitude the kind reception which was accorded to Darkness and Dawn by a. Large number of readers; and, from many communications which have reached me, I trust that I did not wholly fail in making my aim understood and appreciated. I did not appeal to the ordinary novel-reader. I wished to create an interest far deeper and higher than that of passing amusement.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.