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The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism
The Word in the Desert Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism
Author: Douglas Burton-Christie
The growing scholarly attention in recent years to the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by the strange, compelling, often obscure early Christian monks known as the desert fathers. Yet until now, little attention has been given to one of the most vital dimensions of their spirituality: their a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195066142
ISBN-10: 0195066146
Publication Date: 2/4/1993
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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