An edition of The Desert Fathers
(1957)
The Desert Fathers
by Helen Waddell
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The Desert Fathers is a handy introduction to the sayings and stories of the earliest contemplatives--the men and women who, in the fourth century, escaped towns and cities to seek God and wrestle with demons in the deserts of Africa and Asia Minor. Some of these stories (such as the life of St. Anthony, the first monk) read almost like sci-fi, with their exuberant miracles exploding in exotic locations. All of them help readers understand the value and danger of liberating oneself from the constrictions of society.
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The Desert Fathers
March 1, 1957, University of Michigan Press
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0472060082 9780472060085
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