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Language: en
Pages: 308
Pages: 308
Type: BOOK - Published: 1975-02-01 - Publisher: Liturgical Press
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Language: en
Pages: 261
Pages: 261
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-03-27 - Publisher: Penguin UK
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official
Language: en
Pages: 183
Pages: 183
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
Timeless and contemplative sayings from the earliest Christian sages of desert spirituality can be a companion on your own spiritual journey. The desert fathers
Language: en
Pages: 136
Pages: 136
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-12 - Publisher: Ignatius Press
In the late third century, more and more people withdrew to the radical seclusion of the desert so as to live entirely for God under the direction of a spiritua
Language: en
Pages: 220
Pages: 220
Type: BOOK - Published: 1957 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press
The words of the 4th-century monastics who founded the Desert Rule