Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom
Overview
Known for his eloquent preaching and public speaking, John Chrysostom was the archbishop of Constantinople and an influential early Church Father. He is recognized as a saint in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches and is one of the Three Holy Hierarchs along with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. Given to extreme asceticism, he lived as a hermit for two years before poor health forced him to return to Antioch, where he was ordained as a deacon—and later a priest—of the church at Antioch. His insightful expositions and discourses on the Bible made him a popular orator in the Church, and he was appointed archbishop of Constantinople in 397.
This volume contains Frederic William Farrar’s biography of John Chrysostom, Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom.
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- Captures different angles of the life of the early Church’s greatest preacher
- Includes insights into early church history and theology
- Provides ancient examples of effective preaching
- Title: Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom
- Author: Frederic Farrar
- Publisher: Longman
- Print Publication Date: 1895
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 624
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: John Chrysostom, Saint, -407 › Fiction; Byzantine Empire › Fiction
- Resource ID: LLS:GTHRINGCLDS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:56:20Z
Frederic William Farrar (August 7, 1831–March 22, 1903), an English clergyman and author, was born in Bombay, India, and educated in England. In 1876 he was installed canon of Westminster and rector of St. Margaret’s. He became archdeacon of Westminster in 1883 and in 1885 he was appointed Bampton lecturer at Oxford, and took for his subject “The History of Interpretation.” He was appointed dean of Canterbury in 1895, in which capacity he served until his death. He was influential in the spread of the “Broad Church” movement and was one of the founders of the institution known as the Anglican Brotherhood. His writings cover a wide range, from school stories to Scripture commentaries and theological studies. His Life of Christ (1874) and Eternal Hope (1878) have seen several editions.