An Introduction to the Desert Fathers

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Author	: John Wortley
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 215
Release	: 2019-06-06
ISBN-10	: 9781108481021
ISBN-13	: 1108481027
Rating	: 4/5 (21 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis An Introduction to the Desert Fathers by : John Wortley

Book excerpt: An accessible guide to the lives and teaching of the earliest Christian monks, largely using their own words.

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