[PDF.83uq] Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism

Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism

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 | #236315 in Books |  2004-06-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x1.20 x9.10l,1.58 | File type: PDF | 512 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great book that turns over every rock and climbs every mountain of Desert Monasticism|By Victor Lee Burke|This whole early monasticism literature is a mess and this is the best road map to understand the key figures and sources to make sense of the desert monastics and the social and political contexts that gave rise and influenced this great religious movement.|1 of 1 people| ||"Those who teach courses in early monastic history have longed for a book like this. Some of us have though about writing it ourselves. Now the task has been done. Harmless has applied his considerable energy and pedagogical experience to developing a book th

In the fourth century, the deserts of Egypt became the nerve center of a radical new movement, what we now call monasticism. Groups of Christians-from illiterate peasants to learned intellectuals-moved out to the wastelands beyond the Nile Valley and, in the famous words of Saint Athanasius, made the desert a city. In so doing, they captured the imagination of the ancient world. They forged techniques of prayer and asceticism, of discipleship and spiritual direction, ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism   |  William Harmless. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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