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Introduction To The Desert Fathers

by Canada) John Wortley (university Of Manitoba

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm

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For Christians seeking spiritual wisdom from early monks

Unlocks the rich history of monastic life in the deserts

You will deepen your faith through their timeless teachings

Discover the inspiring lives and teachings of the Desert Fathers.

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An accessible introduction exploring how the earliest Christian monks lived and taught in the Egyptian deserts in the fourth to the seventh centuries AD, using their own tales and sayings. Shows the gradual transformation of their essentially solitary existence into communal co-existence which defined the monasteries of the Middle Ages.
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  • Title

    Introduction To The Desert Fathers

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    June 2019

  • Weight

    318g

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108703727

  • ISBN-10

    1108703720

  • Eden Code

    4979405