If the primary aim of fasting is to make us conscious of our dependence on God and to enable us—as the Lenten Triodian puts it—to "draw near to the mountain of prayer," the following books are hammers, saws and levels for the task.
Celebration of Discipline (email or call for availability)
by Richard Foster
Foster’s chapter on fasting is excellent, like nearly everything he writes regarding spiritual discipline.
The Spirit of Food:
edited by Leslie Leyland Fields
Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life
by Mary Margaret Funk
Like Foster, Funk’s thoughts on fasting are not to be missed. The teachings of John Cassian and other desert masters are palpable throughout.
Great Lent: Journey to Pascha
Especially helpful is the section titled “The Two Meanings of Fasting.”
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