{"product_id":"do-not-judge-anyone-desert-wisdom-for-a-polarized-world-paperback","title":"Do Not Judge Anyone: Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Slater\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA monastic approach to everyday living that applies Jesus's teaching of radical non-judgement as a balm for the polarized environment commonly found in the Church and the world today. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Too often Christianity has been hijacked by the superego and the good news of grace has been compromised by fear and the rationalization of violence. In \"\u003ci\u003eDo Not Judge Anyone\"\u003c\/i\u003e Cistercian monk Isaac Slater reflects on the desert fathers' teachings and practice of not judging with a focus on contemporary life. Interweaving sources from East and West, ancient and modern, Slater finds profound points of contact between the first monks and figures like Dostoevsky and Simone Weil, and in the teaching and witness of Pope Francis. \"\u003ci\u003eDo Not Judge Anyone\" \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a radical, refreshing, and deeply hopeful vision of the gospel for the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following closely Jesus's injunction to \"Stop judging!\" the first Christian monks strongly emphasized the practice of not judging others as central to the gospel ethos. Through captivating and sometimes enigmatic sayings and stories of the desert fathers, Slater shares a monastic approach to everyday living that applies Jesus's teaching of radical non-judgement as a balm for the polarized environment commonly found in the Church and the world today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsaac Slater, OCSO\u003c\/b\u003e, is a monk of the Abbey of the Genesee in New York, where he currently serves as novice director and infirmarian. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Measure: The Poetics of the Image in Bernard of Clairvaux \u003c\/i\u003e(Cistercian Publications) and \u003ci\u003eThis and That: Selected Short Poems of Ryokan\u003c\/i\u003e (2026 Monkfish Publishing). He has published two collections of poems, \u003ci\u003eSurpassing Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e (Porcupine's Quill), \u003ci\u003eLean\u003c\/i\u003e (Grey Borders), along with a co-translation, \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Braid: Ninety-Nine Poems by Hafiz of Shiraz\u003c\/i\u003e (Fons Vitae).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966694359341,"sku":"9780814689738","price":22.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/yIPg6ukjBQ9780814689738.webp?v=1775535437","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/do-not-judge-anyone-desert-wisdom-for-a-polarized-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}