The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Various, Benedicta Ward (Translator), Benedicta Ward (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2003-07-29Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140447316ISBN-10:140447318UPC:9780140447316Book Category:Religion, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Quotations, Christian TheologyBook Topic:HistorySize:7.75 x 5.06 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC09WB4CDR
The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the Church, they were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer, and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. First recorded in...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140447316ISBN-10:140447318UPC:9780140447316Book Category:Religion, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Quotations, Christian TheologyBook Topic:HistorySize:7.75 x 5.06 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC09WB4CDR
Benedicta Ward is a reader in the history of early Christian spirituality at the Theology Faculty in Oxford. She has translated The Prayers and Meditations of St. Anselm for Penguin Classics.
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Revised Edition
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Various, Benedicta Ward (Translator), Benedicta Ward (Introduction by)
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