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| Other authors / contributors: | Waddell, Helen, 1889-1965.
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| Notes: | Added t.p. with historiated border.
Translated from Rosweyde's 2d rev. ed. of the Vitae patrum, published in 1628. cf. Pref.
Includes bibliographic notes.
committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
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| Summary: | By the fourth century A.D., devout Christians--men and women alike--had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. The Desert Fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Selected and translated by Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers opens a window onto early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion.
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| Other form: | Online version: Vitae patrum. English. Desert fathers. London, Constable, 1936
Online version: Vitae patrum. English. Desert fathers. London, Constable, 1936
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